According to reports, a number of people familiar with the matter revealed that the US Treasury's chief tax policy official was forcibly removed from office. Previously, he warned the White House that there was a risk of violating federal law — a law prohibiting senior officials from interfering with the US IRS tax inspection work. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Acting General Counsel of the IRS Kenneth Keith will step down from these two positions in the next few weeks. People familiar with the matter said that Keith had private disputes with White House officials several times. One of the sources said that at a recent meeting, Keith proposed that a proposed White House claim would violate Section 7217 of the Internal Revenue Code. The law stipulates that the President, Vice President, White House staff, and heads of some agencies may not directly or indirectly request the IRS to initiate or terminate an inspection or investigation against any specific taxpayer.

According to reports, a number of people familiar with the matter revealed that the US Treasury's chief tax policy official was forcibly removed from office. Previously, he warned the White House that there was a risk of violating federal law — a law prohibiting senior officials from interfering with the US IRS tax inspection work. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Acting General Counsel of the IRS Kenneth Keith will step down from these two positions in the next few weeks. People familiar with the matter said that Keith had private disputes with White House officials several times. One of the sources said that at a recent meeting, Keith proposed that a proposed White House claim would violate Section 7217 of the Internal Revenue Code. The law stipulates that the President, Vice President, White House staff, and heads of some agencies may not directly or indirectly request the IRS to initiate or terminate an inspection or investigation against any specific taxpayer.