Matt Taibbi Says IRS Investigation Into His Tax Returns Appears to Be ‘Politically Motivated’
Investigative journalist Matt Taibbi said Wednesday the unannounced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) visit to his house appears to be “politically motivated.”
Taibbi tweeted that the IRS opened a case against him in regards to his tax returns on Christmas Eve 2022 which “happened to coincide with a major Twitter Files report” on the FBI’s ties to Twitter executives. An IRS agent allegedly visited his home unannounced on the day he testified in front of the House Weaponization Subcommittee about the Twitter Files.
He received two letters from the agency which were not turned over to the House Judiciary Committee, though the agency later determined he didn’t owe any money to the IRS.
“Initially I was reluctant to comment about this story because I thought it was possible that this was an innocent mistake or a coincidence, but now I don’t think there’s really a whole lot of doubt that this was somehow politically motivated. At least it has the appearance of that. And I think they need to answer some questions about why they made this decision,” Taibbi said during an interview with Fox News’ “America Reports.”