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dweller

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6. No , that's illegal

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 04:42 PM

23 hrs ago

a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for any applicable person to request, directly or indirectly, any officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer with respect to the tax liability of such taxpayer.

e) Applicable person
For purposes of this section, the term “applicable person” means—
(1) the President, the Vice President, any employee of the executive office of the President, and any employee of the executive office of the Vice President; and
(2) any individual (other than the Attorney General of the United States) serving in a position specified in section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7217

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