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“Federal law prohibits president from directing I.R.S. to conduct tax investigations”

Analyzed on 2026-10-19T08:45:46+00:00 · Last updated 2026-10-19

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Federal law prohibits the president from directing the I.R.S. to conduct tax investigations, and I.R.S. employees who receive such a command are required to report it to an internal government watchdog.

Extracted from: All the Actions the Trump Administration Has Taken Against Harvard , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Federal law prohibits the president from directing the I.R.S. to conduct tax investigations, and I.R.S. employees who receive such a command are required to report it to an internal government watchdog.”

All the Actions the Trump Administration Has Taken Against Harvard

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Claim ID CLM-C41063F5
Slug federal-law-prohibits-president-from-directing-irs-to-con-c41063f5
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 245 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00