Democrats have previously scored political points for missing tax returns, but they have announced that Elon Musk and his team will have access to private taxpayer information in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation. I’m suddenly worried.
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon White House and Ron Wyden were seized in various ways 2020 New York Times Story Former President Donald Trump’s leaked tax return and 2021 Propublica Survey For Uber Rich’s tax purposes, both reports use private IRS information that has been leaked. However, three Senate Democrats have been politically accused of Elon Musk and his government efficiency (DOGE) employees of the country to target potential waste, fraud and abuse in the IRS. I am deeply concerned about the inappropriate access and availability of taxpayer data for purposes.
After that, Warren and the White House I wrote it About Ron Wyden of Oregon, then Chairman of the Finance Committee “bomb” Propublica’s report calls for an investigation as “how the wealthiest individuals in the country use a set of legal tax loopholes to avoid paying a fair percentage of income tax.” He claims that. (Related: “Double Standard”: Legal experts slump dems for ignoring the failure of liberal Justice to not disclose spousal consulting work)
Elon Musk’s Doge operatives are trying to access sensitive tax information, including tax returns, bank data and Social Security numbers, for millions of Americans.
Illegal access can lead to prison time under federal law.@Ronwyden And I’m investigating and fighting back.
– Elizabeth Warren (@senwarren) February 17, 2025
But just a few years later, Warren and Wyden are deeply concerned that Doge may access private IRS data as it functions through agents to eliminate wasted governance.
The two wrote Monday letter IRS Administrator Douglas O’Donnell about a possible memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the White House and the IRS that will allow Doge employees to access a variety of IRS data, including the agency’s integrated data retrieval system (IDR). to request a response.
“It appears that the MOU is proposing to allow DOGE team members to access the IRS integrated data search system. Elon Musk and his associates are saying that governments include private bank records and other sensitive information. It raises serious concerns that it weaponizes databases and targets American citizens and businesses on the political agenda,” the three senators wrote. “The IRS must immediately disclose to the Finance Senate Committee the full scope of potential access to IRS systems and data granted to IRS team members, so the committee is DOGE representatives. to handle any effort to access the IRS taxpayer records. It could constitute a criminal violation of federal privacy laws.”
The White House wrote Monday that “for decades, Americans have been demanding strict privacy in their tax records.” I’ll post it on x Addressing Doge’s arrival at the IRS, further suggesting that it may be inappropriate or illegal for “muskrats” to access private taxpayer information.
Meanwhile, former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn has finally come to terms with the be charged and declared After five years in prison for leaking personal data to Propublica and NYT, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith wrote then IRS Chairman Daniel Werfel in January 2024, and Biden He expressed concern that the IRS is not tracking enough to protect taxpayers from taxpayers. Future fraudulent leaks of personal information after two major disclosures.
Little John is also responsible for leaking Trump tax returns obtained by the New York Times for a 2020 story about the president’s personal finances, disclosures that were included within the scope of the government’s lawsuit against him. I did. (Related: Lois Lerner and Fellow IRS officials announced their targeting at a 2010 meeting before both emails went missing)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks next to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) when he chooses to fight. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Moveon)
“The tax returns that Trump has kept me for a long time tells a story that tells a fundamentally different story from what he sold to the American people. His report to the IRS is hundreds of millions of dollars a year. “It depicts businessmen who embrace taxes, but earns chronic losses that actively hire them to avoid paying taxes,” reads The Times. “As his financial challenges are growing now, the record shows that he is increasingly dependent on his job as president and earning money from companies that potentially and often directly target him. It shows it.”
As with Propublica’s report on leaked taxpayer information, Warren and other Democrats say that “Donald Trump of the World” is inherently permanent and unfairly equipped with it, and that it is a US tax system. We used NYT’s story about the need for reform into the grandstand. advantage. The offices of Wyden, Warren and the White House did not respond to requests for comment.
“The problem here is that the system itself is broken and you have to ask why,” Warren said. He told CNBC It was shortly after NYT released the story. “And you want to know why? The reason is because of Donald Trump around the world, people who continued to rewrite those laws in Congress with their money and influence.”
“Not only does Donald Trump not pay taxes, but someone else has to pay to keep the country up,” Warren added in an interview with CNBC. “Nurses pay big shares, teachers pay big shares, grocery store clerks pay big shares, and Donald Trump pays just a little bit.”
Meanwhile, Wyden called Trump a “tax cheat.” Comments on Politico Following the NYT report on Trump’s tax, he had not specified a policy proposal to change the tax law.
“Funding important priorities for middle-class families like healthcare relies on cracking down on wealthy tax cheating like Donald Trump. If Democrats take over the Senate, It will be one of my top priorities.”
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