Trump's nominee for chief counsel at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), James R. Gadwood, is a tax lawyer at Miller & Chevalier. The firm represents DJT Holdings LLC, Trump’s holding company, in tax matters, including IRS audits and tax returns for Trump's company. TAT: [Corruption]
— Trump Action Tracker (@trumpactiontracker.bsky.social) June 26, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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On May 19, Blanche personally signed an order blocking the IRS from ever reviewing Trump's old tax returns, protecting Trump, his family, and his businesses. It is worth hundreds of million to them. A federal judge reopened the case after 35 former judges called it a possible fraud on the court.
— Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) June 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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"the plan to shrink IRS staff by up to 50% would — very conservatively — lead to a $400 billion increase in uncollected taxes over the next decade. It could easily mean more than $2 trillion in losses..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) March 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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@rbreich.bsky.social: “For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.”
— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) February 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
