The Trump administration is overhauling the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division, making it easier to launch probes into Democratic groups and donors, and compiling a list of potential targets.
The overhaul includes installing President Donald Trump’s allies at the IRS-CI and weakening the role of IRS lawyers assisting agents with cases, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has told staff he plans to replace the IRS-CI’s long-time chief Guy Ficco, and that has he has put together a list of investigation targets that includes Democratic donor George Soros and his affiliated groups, sources told the Journal.
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