What did Donald Trump claim about taxes on 8 Oct 2022?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States ·
But those 87,000 people are allowed to carry guns.
Most IRS employees cannot carry guns. Only criminal investigation special agents can, and there were about 2,300 of them in 2024.
Under Title 26 of the U.S. Code, IRS Criminal Investigation special agents are the only IRS employees authorized to carry firearms. In 2024 there were about 2,300 of them, out of about 3,500 IRS-CI employees (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, report 2025-IE-R020, citing the 2024 IRS-CI Annual Report).
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- A rally in Minden, Nevada.
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