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Elizabeth Warren: “Trump slashed a quarter of IRS staff.”

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 00:09

It's officially tax filing season, and Donald Trump is already making filing your taxes more difficult and more expensive. Let me count the ways. One, Trump slashed a quarter of IRS staff. These are the people responsible for processing tax returns, fixing problems with refunds, helping on the phone and in person, and stopping fraud. But here's the thing. (00:09–00:13)

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Asserts that Donald Trump reduced IRS staff by 25%.

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