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Elizabeth Warren: “The statute makes it illegal for the President to direct the…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren Questions IRS Authority on Presidential Influence

Published | Video Starts at 06:39

You know, Mr. Long, you'd have a lot more credibility if you just say yes. It's clear that The statute makes it illegal for the President to direct the IRS vis a vis any particular taxpayer. And the fact that you want to sit there and dance around about this tells me that you shouldn't be within 1,000 miles of the directorship of the IRS. (06:39–06:48)

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Asserts that the law prohibits the President from directing the IRS regarding specific taxpayers.

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