Top IRS lawyer demoted amid DOGE push to gain taxpayer data: report
The Internal Revenue Serviceās top lawyer has reportedly been demoted as Elon Muskās DOGE agency continues its push to get access to confidential taxpayer data.
William Paul, the IRSā acting chief counsel, was recently removed from his position,Ā The Wall Street JournalĀ reported Thursday, citing multiple sources.
Paul is expected to be replaced by another IRS lawyer, Andrew De Mello, who was nominated to be the Education Departmentās inspector general during President Trumpās first administration, according to the sources.
The exact circumstances surrounding Paulās demotion werenāt immediately clear.
News of the internal reshuffle surfaced as Muskās Department of Government Efficiency has been working at the IRS to gain access to its sensitive tax database ā with fraud becoming a major focus of the deficit-cutting initiative.
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