An IRS official alleged in a whistleblower complaint that he was informed of at least one Treasury Department political appointee trying to interfere with the usual audit of the President or Vice President's tax returns, The Washington Post reports
The whistleblower, a career IRS official, told the Post that he had submitted an official complaint and sent it to House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Grassley and the Treasury Department inspector general for tax administration on July 29. CNN has previously reported that Neal received the complaint.The whistleblower did not disclose details of the report to the Post.
Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, were concerned by the complaint. Neal wrote in the court filing from August that it was a grave allegation that could indicate that political appointees potentially tried to interfere with the historically apolitical presidential audit process, the paper reported.House Democrats' pursuit of President Donald Trump's tax returns has intensified in recent months.
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