Page 593 - Audit News Today

Justice department officials. charges were never brought, and that case was later dropped. both of these men, whom president trump saw as some of his political enemies, his top political enemies. both of them ended up intensively audited by the irs. you might be thinking, ive been audited, is not that crazy. but this particular type of audit is different. according to the u new york times, tax lawyers refer to this invasive audit as a, quote, autopsy without the benefit of death. the odds of bei...

That reporter was new york times michael schmidt. im not sure if theres any other trump enemies that underwent intensive audits by the irs, but if they, are in their listening, please email my next guest, michael schmidt. he is the reporter for the new york times who broke this story. michael, thank you for joining us this evening. we mentioned this particular type of audit as exhaustive and exhausting. can you help us understand how much an audit like this makes the irs ask for, and how much wo...

Statements, a copy of his thanks christmas card that he had the children that he claimed as dependents. how did two of president trumps top perceived enemies and of facing that kind of an audit? the kind of audit that seems designed to dig up any possible dirt. how does that happen? a spokesperson for president trump said he had, quote, no knowledge of this. but in a statement to the times, cheney -- comey said that we were all thinking. maybe its a coincidence, or maybe somebody misused the irs...

Questioned have been raised on likelihood that former FBI officials James Comey and Andrew McCabe were both audited.

They were auditing me for the tax year of 2019. so, the letter comes, and it simply says, youve been selected, totally at random for this national program we are doing, looking at peoples returns. and i just, i took the irs at their word and i just assumed it was right. i will say that my wife was suspicious from the beginning, and had a few choice words for me about it and of course i should have listened to her because it looks like maybe there was something else going on. >> i will be on her ...

The "times," maybe a coincidence or maybe someone misused the irs to get at a political enemy. given the role trump wants to continue to play in our country, we should know the answer to that question, end quote. part of the story i dont think we should overlook we almost never learned about it. james comey and andrew mccabe had worked together for years and neither one knew that the other had been audited like this. both after they were fired from the fbi. quote, neither man knew that the other...

Im not sure if theres any other trump enemies that underwent intensive audits by the irs, but if they, are in their listening, please email my next guest, michael schmidt. joining us now, he is the reporter for the new york times who broke this story. michael, thank you for joining us this evening. we mentioned this particular type of audit as exhaustive and exhausting. can you help us understand how much an audit like this makes the irs asks for, and how much work it is to provide all of the ma...

Perceived enemy of a politician or any way or shape or form. we want that legitimacy. and you said you never talked to james comey about this. >> it goes to the rule of law, the fundamental idea that we all have and we should all believe and invest in, everyone is treated the same under the law. i have less reason than anyone to still believing that because of the way i was treated by the former president and his minions, subjected to it completely biased one-sided ig investigation that resulted...

James comey. this all went down back in 2017, and the times report points out the odds of being selected for this kind of audit, that year, were roughly one mac and 30,000. andrew mccabe joins me now. ive got to tell you when i hear the odds, or think about this coincidence, kind of like when you are at the airport and someone says, youve been randomly selected you go, really, every flight ive taken ive been randomly taken out of this line. am i flag in some way? trump fired you and james comey ...

Christmas card that he had the children that he claimed as dependents. how did two of president trump s top perceived enemies and of facing that kind of an audit? the kind of audit that seems designed to dig up any possible dirt. how does that happen? a spokesperson for president trump said he had, quote, no knowledge of this. but in a statement to the times, cheney -- comey said that we were all thinking. maybe its a coincidence, or maybe somebody misused the irs to get at a political enemy. gi...