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Billy Long’s Five-Scaramucci IRS Reign Ends With a One-Way Ticket to Iceland

Bessent strikes again in the Game of Thrones that is Trump’s Treasury

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Aug 09, 2025
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In a Washington era where time is best measured not in days, months, or years — but in Scaramuccis — Billy Long has achieved an ignominious milestone. The former auctioneer, ex-Congressman, and man who once tried to abolish the IRS has been ousted as its Commissioner after a mere five Scaramuccis on the job. That’s 55 days for those still using the Greg…

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