In a shocking twist, IRS agents made a surprise visit to the home of GOP Rep Jim Jordan\u2019s star witness from a recent Committee hearing. Matt Taibbi was a star witness at Jordan\u2019s weaponization of government hearing where Matt used Twitter\u2019s internal files to blow the whistle on what the federal government and organizations funded by them or closely aligned to them were up to.<\/p>\n
In short, they were violating the US Constitution by trying to get social media companies to censor speech by American citizens. It should have been the biggest scandal in history but the media buried it.<\/p>\n
But Jordan was furious to find out IRS agents visited Taibbi\u2019s home the day he testified about the whole sordid affair.\u00a0The Wall Street Journal broke down what happened. They\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\n
Democrats are denouncing the House GOP investigation into the weaponization of government, but maybe that\u2019s because Republicans are getting somewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n That includes new evidence that the Internal Revenue Service may be targeting a journalist who testified before the weaponization committee.<\/em><\/p>\n House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter Monday to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen seeking an explanation for why journalist Matt Taibbi received an unannounced home visit from an IRS agent. We\u2019ve seen the letter, and both the circumstances and timing of the IRS focus on this journalist raise serious questions.<\/em><\/p>\n Mr. Taibbi has provoked the ire of Democrats and other journalists for his role in researching Twitter records and then releasing internal communications from the social-media giant that expose its censorship and its contacts with government officials.<\/em><\/p>\n This effort has already inspired government bullying, with Chair Lina Khan\u2019s Federal Trade Commission targeting new Twitter owner Elon Musk and demanding the company \u201cidentify all journalists\u201d granted access to the Twitter files.<\/em><\/p>\n The bigger question is when did the IRS start to dispatch agents for surprise house calls? Typically when the IRS challenges some part of a tax return, it sends a dunning letter.<\/em><\/p>\n Or it might seek more information from the taxpayer or tax preparer.<\/em><\/p>\n If the IRS wants to audit a return, it schedules a meeting at the agent\u2019s office. It doesn\u2019t drop by unannounced.<\/em><\/p>\n The curious timing of this visit, on the heels of the FTC demand that Twitter turn over names of journalists, raises questions about potential intimidation, and Mr. Jordan is right to want to see documents and communications relating to the Taibbi visit.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n