{"id":2499554,"date":"2025-10-16T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-retooling-irs-to-go-after-left-wing-groups-funding-political-violence-report\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:36:02","slug":"trump-admin-retooling-irs-to-go-after-left-wing-groups-funding-political-violence-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-retooling-irs-to-go-after-left-wing-groups-funding-political-violence-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Retooling IRS to Go After Left Wing Groups Funding Political Violence: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-retooling-irs-to-go-after-left-wing-groups-funding-political-violence-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Wall Street Journal reports that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to investigate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-waives-ethics-rules-for-former-lobbyists\/\" title=\"Biden ... Waives Ethics Rules For Former Lobbyists\">left-leaning groups<\/a> and their financial backers, potentially leading to criminal inquiries. Changes in the IRS&#8217;s criminal-investigative division, led by Gary Shapley-an IRS whistleblower-and overseen by acting commissioner Scott Bessent, are seen as part of an effort initiated by the Trump governance to identify and disrupt funding networks allegedly supporting left-wing violence and unrest in Democratic-led cities. The inquiry aims to track financial sources linked to figures such as George Soros, whom former President Trump has accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-will-declare-antifa-terror-org-let-ice-do-whatever-the-hell-you-want-if-spit-on\/\" title=\"Developing: Trump Will Declare ANTIFA Terror Org, Let ICE Do &#039;Whatever the Hell You Want&#039; if Spit On\">funding violent protests<\/a>. Bessent compares this initiative to efforts to trace the financing behind the 9\/11 terror attacks, emphasizing the priority given to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-angrier-about-kimmel-suspension-than-kirk-assassination\/\" title=\"Leftists Angrier About Kimmel Suspension Than Kirk Assassination\">addressing political violence<\/a>.The administration states it is bringing private-sector practices to reform the IRS, focusing on enforcement, privacy, and customer service, following previous challenges in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >targeting nonprofit organizations&#8217; tax-exempt status<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning groups that have been hiding in the shadows of a friendly Internal Revenue Service may find them exposed the cruel light of investigation, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-irs-investigations-left-leaning-groups-democratic-donors-612a095e?st=SWgMkG&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> said that actions taking shape within the IRS could be a prelude to &ldquo;criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report, which relies heavily on sources it did not name, said changes in the criminal-investigative division within the IRS could spawn investigations of left-wing money sources, such as George Soros, which the Trump administration links to the violent unrest taking place in Democrat-led cities.<\/p>\n<p>A top IRS official has put together a list of potential targets, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The report named Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as the lead figure in the effort. Bessent is also the acting IRS commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup');     if (group===null) {         var rand=Math.random(); 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That&rsquo;s easy for Scott,&rdquo; Trump said during a recent cabinet meeting when asked about Bessent&rsquo;s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Andrew Kolvet on &ldquo;The Charlie Kirk Show&rdquo; on Tuesday, Bessent said his work is much like the efforts to identify the financing of the 9\/11 terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have started to compile lists of the other networks, and there&rsquo;s a long record here,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is mission-critical for us now. &hellip; We are operationalizing this here at Treasury. We are going to track down who is responsible for this,&rdquo; he said, referring to the upsurge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadales-i-used-to-be-antifa\/\" title=\"Nadales: I Used To Be Antifa\">left-wing political violence<\/a>, including Kirk&rsquo;s Sept. 10 assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Shapley responded to a Journal question about the alleged changes at the IRS by saying, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful to continue in my role in reforming the IRS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A Treasury representative said the administration is bringing &ldquo;the best of America&rsquo;s private sector practices and organization&rdquo; to the IRS. &ldquo;The team&rsquo;s focus remains collections, privacy, and customer service.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Journal report said the current administration approach was adopted after obstacles emerged in an earlier Trump administration effort to remove the tax-exempt status of nonprofits.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Trump linked Soros to ongoing riots.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America,&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115100792784831675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to allow these lunatics to rip apart America any more, never giving it so much as a chance to &lsquo;BREATHE,&rsquo; and be FREE. Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country! That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. 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