The IRS is asking a government watchdog to review a pair of exceedingly rare and invasive tax audits targeting James Comey and Andrew McCabe, a spokesperson confirms to ABC News.
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An IRS spokesperson said any suggestion that these two individuals were targeted would be "ludicrous and untrue." The Times reported that Comey's audit began in November 2019 and McCabe's began in October 2021. Rettig, a Trump appointee, was IRS commissioner at the time both audits began and remains commissioner at this time. His term expires in November.
"Donald Trump has no respect for the rule of law, so if he tried to subject his political enemies to additional IRS scrutiny that would surprise no one," Wyden said in a statement shared with ABC News. "We need to understand what happened here because it raises serious concerns. Commissioner Rettig reached out to me to reiterate that any allegations of wrongdoing are taken seriously and are referred to the [inspector general] for further review.
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