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6,000 IRS employees just got the ultimate tax write-off: Their jobs
President Donald Trump has not only hinted at abolishing the IRS entirely, but has now announced that nearly 6,000 employees of the agency will be let go.
Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” is thrilled, to say the least.
“Democrats are warning that losing such a large number of employees could disrupt the ability of Americans to easily file their taxes this year,” Gonzales reports, stifling laughter. “Keep it up. Keep complaining and crying.”
“Every time President Trump keeps his promise, which was to root out all of this bureaucracy, all of the redundancy, all of the waste and fraud and corruption and the overpayment of taxes,” she continues, “please, keep crying about it.”
The move is certainly a 180 of the agency’s direction under Biden, who oversaw the IRS’ hiring of nearly 20,000 new employees and creation of an $80 billion investment plan to “improve tax enforcement and customer service.”
“Yeah, I’m sure a government entity is improving customer service,” Gonzales comments. “That’s literally never happened.”
“Lectern guy” Adam Johnson finds the whole situation quite humorous as well.
“From the party that said, ‘We want to make sure these billionaires are paying their fair share.’ I found it to be an interesting move when they said, ‘Anyone making $600,’” Johnson comments. “That, to me, is not a lot of money. I mean, it’s a couple of nice dinners.”
“I mean, it’s just beautiful to see,” Gonzales adds. “Especially from the IRS. I mean, it’s like, how about instead of spending the $80 billion and hiring new, what, 20,000 agents, whatever that calculates out to, we can just shut down the whole building and stop paying you taxes.”
“Because you’re stealing from me,” she adds.
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IRS to axe 6,000+ workers amid Trump's cost-cutting sweep
The Internal Revenue Service reportedly notified staff that over 6,000 will be let go before week's end.
The decision follows President Donald Trump's directive to slash probationary workers across the federal government.
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An internal email obtained by CBS News revealed that more than 3,500 of those affected are probationary hires in the IRS' Small Business/Self-Employed Division.
The email, signed by SBSE Commissioner Lia Colbert and SBSE Deputy Commissioner Maha Williams, noted that employees will be notified by the agency's Human Capital Office on Thursday whether their positions have been impacted.
It stated, "While details are still developing, we understand that over 3,500 SB/SE probationary hires will be terminated by the end of this week."
Those expected to be terminated "were not deemed as critical to filing season," the correspondence added.
A separate email was sent to managers in the IRS' Large Business & International Division, requesting that they work in the office on Thursday and Friday "to support offboarding activities," CBS News reported. The number of affected staffers in that division remains unclear.
Before launching the government-wide purge of probationary employees, the Trump administration offered a "deferred resignation" buyout that would have allowed workers to retain their pay and benefits until September 30. More than 75,000 federal workers took the deal.
Neither the IRS nor the White House responded to CBS News' request for comment.
The cuts follow a visit last week from a Department of Government Efficiency staffer.
White House spokesperson Harrison Fields stated, "Waste, fraud, and abuse have been deeply entrenched in our broken system for far too long."
"DOGE will continue to shine a light on the fraud they uncover, as the American people deserve to know what their government has been spending their hard-earned tax dollars on," Fields added.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox News' Jesse Watters on Wednesday that Trump's goal is to "abolish the Internal Revenue Service and let all the outsiders pay."
"As the president said, reciprocal tariffs, either you bring yours down or we're going to bring ours up. If we go to their level, it will earn us $700 billion a year to be equal to everybody else," Lutnick stated. "And there goes our deficit. And interest rates come smashing down, and the whole economy explodes higher."
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DOGE scores legal win, maintaining access to data from three federal agencies
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, secured a legal victory on Friday when a federal judge ruled that the agency can access data from the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Earlier this month, a coalition of labor unions and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit to temporarily block the DOGE from accessing the agencies' systems and data.
'There needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one.'
The complaint argued that the DOGE, established by a presidential executive order, is not a legitimate federal agency since it was not formed by Congress and thus should not be allowed access to sensitive government information.
However, United States District Judge John Bates disagreed, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show "a substantial likelihood that [the DOGE] is not an agency."
"If that is so, [the DOGE] may detail its employees to other agencies consistent with the Economy Act," Bates ordered.
Last week, Bates ruled that the plaintiffs also "failed to establish standing" in the case. However, the judge noted that the court "harbors concerns" about the DOGE's access.
Musk responded to Bates' Friday ruling in a post on X, writing, "LFG," an acronym for "let's f***ing go."
Musk had previously called for Bates' impeachment after the judge ordered several government agencies to restore web pages, including those on gender ideology, that President Donald Trump's administration had taken down.
"There needs to be an immediate wave of judicial impeachments, not just one," Musk stated.
In a separate post, Musk wrote, "Truly absurd. Judges as website editors!? We should at least ATTEMPT to fire this junky jurist. The notion of having a judge job for life, no matter how bad the judgments, is ridiculous! Enough is enough."
In another case brought by 10 Democratic attorneys general, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled on Friday to extend a temporary restraining order blocking the DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records while she reviews a preliminary injunction. Vargas argued there was a "sound factual basis" for the temporary block.
Over the weekend, sources told ABC News that the DOGE had requested access to an Internal Revenue Service system.
A White House spokesperson told the Washington Post, "Waste, fraud, and abuse have been deeply entrenched in our broken system for far too long. It takes direct access to the system to identify and fix it. DOGE will continue to shine a light on the fraud they uncover as the American people deserve to know what their government has been spending their hard earned tax dollars on."
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DOGE shows up at IRS, sending taxmen into panic
The Department of Government Efficiency has managed in just a few weeks to inspire dread among various contributors to and beneficiaries of government waste.
After making its penetrating gaze felt at over a dozen federal agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the DOGE set its sights on the Internal Revenue Service.
Sure enough, bureaucrats at the organization that the Obama administration weaponized against conservatives have begun to panic.
Two unnamed sources said to be familiar with the matter told Reuters that one of Elon Musk's top DOGE staffers, Gavin Kliger, arrived at the IRS Thursday to scrutinize the agency's operations. Kliger reportedly met with top executives at the agency who were separately instructed in an email to identify all "non-essential" contracts for termination.
"Consistent with the goals and directives of the Trump administration to eliminate waste, reduce spending, and increase efficiency, GSA [General Services Administration] has taken the first steps in a government-wide initiative to eliminate non-essential consulting contracts," said the email.
According to CNN, Kliger apparently asked for a description of what each business unit in the agency did, what it sought to accomplish in the next 90 days, and what risks it currently faces. Despite the straightforward nature of the DOGE member's questions, Kliger's visit reportedly left IRS staffers on edge.
IRS staffers were apparently not the only ones in Washington, D.C., concerned over the prospect of greater transparency and improved efficiency.
'It's poetic justice.'
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon rushed to concern-monger on X, writing, "My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason."
When asked about Kliger and other DOGE officials' visit to the IRS, President Donald Trump told reporters, "They're doing a hell of a job. It's an amazing job they're doing."
"Their force is building. I call it the force of super-geniuses," said Trump. "They go up and they talk to some of the people about certain deals, and the people get all tongue-tied. They can't talk because these people get it. They're very smart people."
Trump suggested that he does not plan to shutter the IRS but noted that the agency "will be looked at like everybody else."
Christian Whiton, a senior adviser in the first Trump administration, told Sky News, "It's poetic justice for the IRS to be facing scrutiny since they scrutinize the rest of us."
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