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GOP Tax Writer Seeks Data Center Disinformation Probe: BGOV Tax — Scott Bessent | ChamberLight
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Reps. Jason Smith and John Moolenaar asked Treasury and IRS officials to investigate whether groups criticizing data centers served foreign-aligned interests, which could violate their tax-exempt status.
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SB Treasury Secretary asked to help determine whether the groups violated their tax-exempt status
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JM House Select Committee on China chair and co-caller for the probe
ALSO MENTIONED Frank Bisignano, IRS CEO asked to help determine whether the groups violated their tax-exempt status
House Select Committee on China chair and co-caller for the probe
ALSO MENTIONED Frank Bisignano, IRS CEO asked to help determine whether the groups violated their tax-exempt status
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