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John Cornyn: “The tax returns were leaked by an IRS contractor, Charles…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 00:59

And I want to ask you a little bit about that, particularly in connection with the settlement of the tax case. There's so much that's unusual about this. First of all, the fact that The tax returns were leaked by an IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, who was appropriately convicted of a crime for doing that. President Trump and his. His family were definitely victims of a crime there. But it happened back in 2020, and the lawsuit wasn't brought until 2026. (00:59–01:12)

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