By Kara Scannell | CNNThe head of the Internal Revenue Service has asked a watchdog to investigate the decision to conduct rare tax audits of former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the agency announced Thursday. IRS Commissioner (Charles) Rettig personally reached out to TIGTA after receiving a press inquiry,” the IRS said in a statement. The agency is under scrutiny following a report from The New York Times on Wednesday that the IRS conducted intensive tax audits of McCabe and Comey, both fierce critics of former President Donald Trump, during his administration. Related Articles Politics | Got IRS questions? ‘Voice’ robots will answer your tax calls in wait-time fix Individuals are supposed to be selected by random for the audits.

Source: CNN July 07, 2022 19:15 UTC