With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies

IRS Nominee Refuses To Say It's Illegal To Weaponize Agency

IRS nominee Billy Long refuses to tell Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the agency should not be weaponized against people Trump wants to come after.

With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies

Washington, D.C. May 20, 2025— At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned IRS Commissioner nominee Billy Long about the legality of President Trump’s threats to revoke Harvard’s non-profit status—and any other efforts by the President to use the IRS to target individual taxpayers. In early May, President Trump […] The post With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Il…