Forbes Article RatingFormer IRS Contractor Will Go To Jail For Disclosing Trump's Tax Returns
- Bias Rating
26% Medium Conservative
- Reliability
80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
50% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
54% Negative
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "The sentence, Argentieri says, sends a strong message that those who violate laws intended to protect sensitive tax information will face significant punishment." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "In October of 2023, Littlejohn pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure of tax return and return information -- a violation of section 7213(a)(1) of the tax code, the most serious offense for leaking tax information." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "According to prosecutors, Littlejohn viewed Public Official A as dangerous and a threat to democracy and had intended to provide private tax information to the public." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The returns and return information were disclosed to Littlejohn for purposes of tax administration." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) investigated the case." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Littlejohn was initially charged on information on Sept. 29, 2023, with one count of disclosing tax return information without authorization." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "A former IRS contractor has been sentenced to five years in prison for disclosing thousands of tax returns -- including Donald Trump's tax returns -- without authorization." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Public Official A was not initially named in court documents but was widely assumed to be former President Donald Trump." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "In August 2019, Littlejohn turned over a copy of Trump's tax information that he stole from the IRS database." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
65% : The sentence, Argentieri says, "sends a strong message that those who violate laws intended to protect sensitive tax information will face significant punishment.59% : "In October of 2023, Littlejohn pleaded guilty to unauthorized disclosure of tax return and return information -- a violation of section 7213(a)(1) of the tax code, the most serious offense for leaking tax information.
53% : According to prosecutors, Littlejohn viewed Public Official A as "dangerous and a threat to democracy" and had intended to provide private tax information to the public.
51% : The returns and return information were disclosed to Littlejohn for "purposes of tax administration.
50% : The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) investigated the case.
48% : Littlejohn was initially charged on information on Sept. 29, 2023, with one count of disclosing tax return information without authorization.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.