Posted on 05/20/2025 1:46:59 PM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday he has recordings of business associates of President Trump’s pick to lead the IRS, former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), saying they expect to get favors from him once he is in office.
Wyden cited recordings of two instances of people saying they expect to receive favorable treatment from Long.
“Our staff investigators have on tape now tax promoters saying you met with them at the inauguration and promised [them] a favorable private letter ruling,” Wyden said Tuesday during Long’s confirmation hearing in the Senate Finance Committee.
Long has worked as a tax credit promoter, an industry that pushed tax credits to businesses as the government sent out $5 trillion in rescue stimulus during the pandemic.
Wyden’s revelation about the recordings came at the end of Long’s confirmation hearing and Long was not given a chance to respond, though he defended his work as a tax promoter throughout the hearing, specifically with regard to the disputed “tribal” tax credits, which Democrats contend do not exist.
“My only involvement in this matter … was to connect interested friends of mine … just friends, if they had any interest,” Long said.
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So was a law actually broken? Or is this just more a case of Democrats just picking something in desperation, trying to make it sound bad before what’s left of their friendly media?
If he’s got the goods, deliver.
Otherwise, just smoke.
Anyone that believes one word Wyden says is a complete fool.
Wyden is just trying to knock the discussion off of Biden.
Some bozo puffing does not in itself implicate the subject.
Most tax people worked on ERC or PPP programs in one form or another. If the programs were available, it was crazy not to participate if you were eligible.
As far as these other clowns promising others special favors, I honestly doubt it.
get favors? as in already in line with Trump agenda and willing to work toward that once in office?
Then produce it a hole or STFI
To Wyden:
“Recording conversations or bugging phones without consent is illegal and considered a violation of privacy laws.”
Nothingburger alert!
Did they actually get any favors, like a democrat would?
First, it’s the Hill; Second it’s Wyden; and Third, this is what Democrats do, go out and find people who will prostitute themselves and lye about a nominee (like the Kavenaugh hearings). Unless the audios have the nominee saying he will do that, then it is BS. If he did say that, then he shouldn’t be confirmed. Democrats would still confirm a democrat nominee even if he did make such promises. Different standard.
Another BS headline from The sHill....i don’t read any favors promised in this excerpt (i refuse to give the sHill a click), i read favors being demanded...
Until then, I believe you are lying yet again.
Wyden, is a dottering old fool. A cross between biden and sanders.
Louis Learner did just that and worse yet in reverse. Now that’s evil, smoke tat in you’re pipe democraps
So,,,ron channeling Adam shifty .
” I’ve got proof” bald face lie
Ddss
The senate is slow-walking the nominees.
hey, if Wyden needs some more audio recordings like these, i can gen up a few of all the favors that i *EXPECT* from Billy Long, too ...
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