Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

This is a fun game we're playing.

This is a fun game we're playing.

This is a fun game we're playing.

Maybe in some of my questions you can elaborate on some of that.

Maybe in some of my questions you can elaborate on some of that.

Maybe in some of my questions you can elaborate on some of that.

I sent you this statute. You've had three weeks to talk to the lawyers about it. So let's jump in. Mr. Long, is it illegal for the president to direct the IRS to revoke a taxpayer's non-profit status?

I sent you this statute. You've had three weeks to talk to the lawyers about it. So let's jump in. Mr. Long, is it illegal for the president to direct the IRS to revoke a taxpayer's non-profit status?

I sent you this statute. You've had three weeks to talk to the lawyers about it. So let's jump in. Mr. Long, is it illegal for the president to direct the IRS to revoke a taxpayer's non-profit status?

That's not my question, Mr. Long.

That's not my question, Mr. Long.

That's not my question, Mr. Long.

I'm at 26 USC 7217. Do I need to read it to you?

I'm at 26 USC 7217. Do I need to read it to you?

I'm at 26 USC 7217. Do I need to read it to you?

All right. So is it illegal?

All right. So is it illegal?

All right. So is it illegal?

Okay, but I want you, that is the law. So I just want to be clear. Is it illegal for the President of the United States to instruct the IRS to remove a taxpayer's non-profit status?

Okay, but I want you, that is the law. So I just want to be clear. Is it illegal for the President of the United States to instruct the IRS to remove a taxpayer's non-profit status?