Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in o...

Fired After Two Months, Billy Long Did A Lot Of Damage At IRS

Less than two months after U.S. Senate Republicans confirmed Billy Long as head of the Internal Revenue Service, the scandal-plagued commissioner confirmed on Friday that he is leaving the IRS to serve as President Donald Trump's ambassador to Iceland. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)—who opposed Long's IRS nomination with the rest of the chamber's Democrats—pledged in a Friday statement that a probe of the outgoin…

Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in o...

Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at his confirmation hearing as Internal Revenue Service commissioner on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Screenshot from committee webcastWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service less than two [...] The post Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in …