Ex-IRS Contractor Who Leaked Trump's Tax Returns Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence in Controversial Plea Deal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : The contracting firm who hired Littlejohn was not identified in court documents, but a report by Fortune last October noted that he had worked there from 2008 to 2010 and 2012 to 2013, before returning to work 2017 to 2021 -- the period in which he was targeting Trump and others.
43% : Littlejohn's most notable target was Trump, and according to prosecutors' sentencing memo, Littlejohn had previously worked for an IRS contracting company and then returned to the role "with the hope and expectation" of being able to access tax records related to Trump and other high-profile wealthy individuals.
28% : The bombshell revelations in the Times article included Trump paying only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, and "no income taxes at all in 10 of the previous 15 years -- largely because he reported losing much more money than he made.

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