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National Politics Apr 15, 2025

Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers

New documents show Billy Long’s $130,000 personal debt was suddenly paid off by donors at firms policed by the tax agency he’d lead.

David Sirota
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Freddy Brewster
Freddy Brewster
Luke Goldstein
Luke Goldstein
Trump IRS Pick Was Just Enriched By Tax Schemers
President Donald Trump talks with then-Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) after giving his 2019 State of the Union address. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP)

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