May 24, 2023
Screenshot/YouTube/Fox News The IRS opened an investigation into journalist Matt Taibbi in 2022, immediately following his publishing of a Twitter Files report, according to a letter sent to the IRS on Wednesday by Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, which was shared on Twitter by Taibbi. Taibbi released his first edition of the Twitter Files on December 2 in which he revealed alleged misconduct between the social media giant and government agencies. Documents indicate the IRS began an investigation into Taibbi's 2018 tax return on December 24, 2022, according to Jordan's letter; the IRS did not reach out to Taibbi regarding the 2018 return until last Christmas Eve, three weeks after his first Twitter Files release. "During the pandemic IRS revenue officers were not making field visits," the IRS reportedly explained as their reason for hesitating for such a long time before opening the investigation. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Johnson Calls On IRS To Explain Unannounc
