'Deeply Dangerous Nonsense': Treasury Dept. Debunks GOP Lies About 87,000 Armed IRS Agents

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'Deeply Dangerous Nonsense': Treasury Dept. Debunks GOP Lies About 87,000 Armed IRS Agents
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The intensity with which Republicans 'are coming at this is really a testament to how important these resources are going to be—because there are many wealthy tax evaders that stand to lose a lot,' said one official.

It's not just fringe members of the GOP who are spreading such falsehoods. One day before Boebert's tirade, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , the highest-ranking Republican in the lower chamber,,"Democrats in Washington plan to hire an army of 87,000 IRS agents so they can audit more Americans like you."

hiring 87,000 IRS agents"a middle finger to the American public," making clear that he would prefer more"might at the border.""The 87,000 figure does exist, buried within a May 2021

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