Overview

• David Eisner, a Trump administration Treasury appointee, asked the IRS in March to review its audit of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, citing concerns of potential targeting.
• Eisner referred to Lindell as a 'high profile friend of the president' in his request, which experts have criticized as an inappropriate intervention in IRS operations.
• The IRS has referred Eisner’s inquiry to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, which is now investigating the propriety of the request.
• Lindell is disputing IRS decisions related to pandemic-era employee retention credits and a $10 million deduction for an expired COVID-19 substance, which he claims are timing issues.
• The controversy highlights broader concerns about the Trump administration’s alleged use of the IRS for political purposes, including recent actions targeting Harvard’s tax-exempt status and sharing confidential tax data with DHS.