The top IRS attorney was fired as President Trump downsizes the agency.
William Paul, the IRS’s acting chief counsel was removed and replaced with Andrew De Mello, according to the Associated Press.
Lefy media is accusing the Trump Administration of swapping out the IRS chief counsel with an attorney that is friendly with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
The AP reported:
The Internal Revenue Service’s acting chief counsel, William Paul, has been removed from his role at the agency and replaced by Andrew De Mello, an attorney in the chief counsel’s office who is deemed supportive of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to two people familiar with the plans who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The people said Paul was demoted from his position because he clashed with the DOGE’s alleged push to share tax information with multiple agencies. The news also comes as the IRS plans to institute massive cuts to its workforce.
Last month the IRS fired 6,000 employees as President Trump works to reduce the federal workforce.
The IRS is planning to cut up to 50% of its workforce.
