Hegseth Says He Was Targeted for ‘Sham’ Tax Audit

Hegseth Says He Was Targeted for 'Sham' Tax Audit

Hegseth Says He Was Targeted for ‘Sham’ Tax Audit

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the Biden administration of expediting his tax audit after being nominated for the Pentagon position by President Donald Trump.

Hegseth on Monday took to social media to post a screenshot of an IRS letter sent to him and wife Jennifer saying they owed $33,558.16.

“Of course the outgoing Biden IRS rushed an ‘audit’ of the incoming SecDef. Total sham,” Hegseth posted on X. “The party of ‘norms’ and ‘decency’ strikes again. We will never back down.”

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