1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: So you've got the president of the United States, you're 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: suing the United States of America. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: Sounds about right for Donald Trump. 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, Donald Trump, he filed a lawsuit against the irs. 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: He did that on Thursday. He's seeking at least ten 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: billion dollars in damages. 7 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: Donald Trump doesn't sue anybody unless he's looking for a 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 2: one billion minimally. He's not suing for something in the millions. 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 2: That's what I mean. That's what He sued the BBC 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: in England for billions of dollars too. He loves that number. 11 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: So this is being brought on because an agency contractor 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: leaked his tax return information to news outlets. 13 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, so this is not supposed to do that. You're 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: not supposed to do that. So this goes back to 15 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, 16 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 2: and Trump famously, you know, refused to release his tax 17 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: returns and then magically they appeared in the inbox at 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: the New York Times. Funny how that happens. 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: That happens. 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: Just strangely enough, some reporter, mind that his own business, 21 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: opens up his email and right there Donald Trump's tax return. 22 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: So I'm glad Donald Trump is suing the IRS for 23 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: this because this should not happen. And by the way, 24 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: wasn't this Donald Trump's tax return that got leaked. Hundreds 25 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: and hundreds of Americans tax returns got leaked to the 26 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: New York Times, and most of them were just average, 27 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: everyday Americans. It's not like they were all people in 28 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: a position of power. So great on Donald Trump for 29 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: doing this. Maybe that'll force the IRS to actually crack 30 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 2: down on their security measures and security protocols to make 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 2: sure this doesn't happen again. 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: So federal law normally requires that lawsuits have to be 33 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: filed within two years. The Trumps argued that they only 34 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: discovered the leak much later after a formal notice from 35 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: the Treasury, So that's why it's only happening now. 36 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: So if you're there, if you're Donald Trump and you're 37 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 2: the President of the United States, and you oversee the IRS, 38 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 2: because the IRS is an part of the executive branch 39 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: which Donald Trump oversees, and you sue the IRS and 40 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 2: you're in charge of that department, can Donald Trump decide 41 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: that the IRS has to settle its lawsuit against Donald Trump. 42 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: Does get a little waukee, doesn't it. 43 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: It does? But I mean These are real questions that 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: are going to have to be answered as this goes 45 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 2: through the legal system. 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: The suit was filed in a federal court in the 47 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: Southern District of Florida.