Trump’s Pick to Lead IRS Promoted Fake Tax Credit

“Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri whom President Trump has tapped to lead the Internal Revenue Service, encouraged people to claim a tax credit that the IRS has said does not exist,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Long’s effort to promote the tax credit, along with his peddling of a separate, fraud-ridden pandemic-era tax break, will be under close scrutiny on Tuesday when he appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing.”