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IRS Privacy Chief Quit Rather Than Help Trump Admin Share Tax Data Seen as Illegal

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Feb 01, 2026
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IRS career officials are resigning after clashing with the Trump administration over actions they said crossed legal lines. Former Internal Revenue Service Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Walters told The Atlantic she stepped down rather than help execute a tax-data sharing arrangement she believed was unlawful and endangered taxpayer privacy.

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