The IRS collects trillions in taxes.
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TheIRScollectstrillionsintaxes.
TheIRSwillbeauditedbytheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency(DOGE),PresidentDonaldTrumpsaidonFeb.13.
“TheInternalRevenueServicewillbelookedatlikeeverybodyelse,”TrumptoldreportersattheWhiteHouseinWashington.
HesaidthatjustabouteveryfederalagencywillbeexaminedbyDOGE,ledbybillionaireElonMusk.
“They’redoingahellofajob.It’sanamazingjobthey’redoing,”Trumpsaid.“Icallittheforceofsuper-geniuses,butit’sbuilding,andyouknowtheygoup,andtheytalktosomeofthepeopleaboutcertaindeals,andtheygetalltongue-tiedbecausethesepeoplegetit.They’reverysmartpeople.Weneedsmartpeople.”
TheIRSdeclinedtocommentontheremarks.
TrumpwasrespondingtoaquestionabouthowDOGEreportedlyarrivedattheIRSonThursdayandwhetherhewantedtoclosetheIRS.TrumpsaidhedidnotexpecttheIRS,whichiscurrentlyprocessing2024taxes,tobeshuttered.
Sen.RonWyden(D-Ore.)saidonsocialmediaplatformX,ownedbyMusk,thathisofficehasheardthatDOGEisattheIRS.
“ThatmeansMusk’shench
