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Deepa Shivaram

IRS head is getting questioned by lawmakers after former FBI officials were audited

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig prepares to testify on the IRS budget before the Senate Finance Committee on April 7. On Thursday he'll face questions from a House committee on why the IRS audited two former FBI leaders who investigated Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Lawmakers will question IRS head Charles Rettig on Thursday regarding a report from the New York Times last week that showed two former top FBI officials, who were critical of former President Donald Trump, had been audited by the agency in 2017 and 2019.

Former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe led investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible coordination with Trump's campaign. Both men were fired from their posts in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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