IRS internal watchdog to review rare audits of Comey and McCabe
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Washington — The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has asked the tax agency's internal watchdog to examine the events surrounding rare audits of former FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who both were frequent targets of former President Donald Trump, the agency said Thursday.
IRS spokesperson Jodie Reynolds said in a statement that Charles Rettig, who leads the IRS, "personally reached out" to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration after receiving a press inquiry regarding the audits targeting Comey and McCabe.
"The IRS has referred the matter to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for review," Reynolds said.
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