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Elizabeth Warren: “Trump canceled direct file, the IRS program that lets you…”

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

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Donald Trump is making it even harder to file your taxes this year.

Published | Video Starts at 00:51

2%. 2. Trump keeps on firing leadership. The IRS has seen seven different commissioners since Trump took office. Wow. Three, Trump canceled direct file, the IRS program that lets you file your taxes for free directly with the IRS. And yes, that means you're now stuck with TurboTax and H& R Block and you gotta pay. And yes, that was a huge favor to Trump's buddies at the giant tax prep companies. (00:51–00:58)

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