Trump Removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long in Record-Short Tenure
Trump Removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long in Record-Short Tenure WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, a White House official confirmed Friday, marking the shortest tenure for an IRS chief since the position’s inception in 1862. Long’s dismissal comes barely two months after his Senate confirmation, adding to a period of significant turmoil within the nation’s tax agency. While the specific reasons for Long’s abrupt exit were not immediately clear, the former U.S. Representative…