Letter Seeks Details on Audit Targeting
House Democrats are demanding a watchdog investigation into revelations that the Trump administration is gearing up to leverage the IRS to target progressive groups, the latest skirmish in the Capitol Hill debate over politicization of the nominally nonpartisan tax collection agency.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, plans to replace Guy Ficco as head of the IRS Criminal Investigation unit in order to target progressive groups, including those affiliated with billionaire Democratic donor George Soros.
Trump has previously ordered the IRS to refer ...
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