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Trump removes IRS boss, Treasury Secretary Bessent takes over
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Trump removes IRS boss, Treasury Secretary Bessent takes over

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Last updated: August 8, 2025 8:16 pm
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President Donald Trump on Friday eliminated Inside Income Service Commissioner Billy Lengthy and is changing him briefly with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, three sources with data of the matter instructed NBC Information.

Lengthy was solely simply sworn in as commissioner in June. Bessent will turn out to be the sixth particular person this 12 months to supervise the essential company underneath Trump. Danny Werfel, who was nominated to the function by President Joe Biden, additionally held the job till Trump’s inauguration in January.

Earlier than being confirmed by the Senate to run the IRS, Lengthy was a congressman from Missouri from 2011 till 2023. Earlier than serving in Congress, he was an auctioneer.

Below the Trump administration, the IRS has confronted sweeping job cuts as a part of a push by Elon Musk’s Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE.

The momentary appointment provides to Bessent’s lengthy record of duties corresponding to managing commerce talks with China, Canada and Mexico in addition to different nations which can be nonetheless attempting to barter tariff charges. Bessent can be at present serving to with the seek for the subsequent Federal Reserve chair. The IRS is a part of the Treasury Division.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters within the James Brady Press Briefing Room on the White Home on April 29.Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP file

A Treasury Division spokesperson declined to remark. The IRS didn’t reply to a request for remark.

In the future earlier than his removing, Lengthy despatched all IRS staff an e mail saying, “Please take pleasure in a 70-minute early exit tomorrow. That approach you’ll be rested for my seventieth birthday on Monday,” The New York Instances reported.

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