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Scott Bessent, IRS and Elon Musk

The IRS interim commissioner was just ousted after Scott Bessent reportedly fussed to Trump that Elon Musk installed the leader behind his back

The acting commissioner of the IRS was fired Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly complained to President Donald Trump that DOGE cost-cutter in chief Elon Musk did not ask for approval to name Gary Shapley as the agency’s leader.

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Bessent Ousts Musk-Backed IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley, Report Says

President Donald Trump will replace Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Gary Shapley, who was backed by Elon Musk, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to Trump that Shapley was picked without his permission, according to The New York Times.

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Latest IRS acting chief ousted amid Musk vs. Bessent turf feud

Trump’s pick for commissioner, former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), has been mired in controversies pertaining to tax credits he hawked in the private sector. Long also recently paid off a $130,000 personal campaign loan for his failed Senate bid using contributions from donors affiliated with the tax consultancy industry.

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Musk’s Secret MAGA Civil War With Scott Bessent Revealed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged victorious after a fiery secret battle with Department of Government Efficiency ...

How Scott Bessent’s LLC Flipped A House And Lost $100,000 In One Month

South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.

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Stan Druckenmiller, Scott Bessent’s former boss, says he’s opposed to Trump tariffs exceeding 10%

Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire hedge fund manager who was once Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s boss when they both ...

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US Treasury's Bessent names deputy as acting IRS chief

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Friday that Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender has been ...

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‘I Think He Means It’: Scott Bessent’s Endgame

The Treasury secretary is seen as a moderating influence on President Trump. But he’s on a mission to disrupt government as ...

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Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge. By Jonathan Swan Andrew Duehren Alan Rappeport and Maggie ...

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Bessent expects a couple big deals ‘very quickly’ on tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he expects a couple big deals “very quickly” in relation to President ...

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Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job

When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall by Donald Trump to serve as the nation’s 79th ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to America's biggest CEOs: Stop worrying

CEOs have warned on the economy because of Trump administration tariff policies. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a ...

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