Bessent on IRS releasing Americans’ private information to DOGE, Trump focusing on Harvard tax exemption

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dodged questions from Rep. Lloyd Doggett in regards to the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke Harvard University’s tax exemption. Doggett additionally pressed Bessent at a House Ways and Means Committee listening to on allegations that the IRS is releasing the non-public info of tens of millions of Americans to the Department of Government Efficiency.

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