The White House on Thursday declined to say whether President Biden maintains confidence in Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig amid allegations that the Trump appointee subjected top FBI officials to tax audits.
When pressed on the matter Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment on whether Mr. Rettig will keep his job after his term as commissioner ends in November.
“He is up in November,” she said. “He is the commissioner of the IRS, part of the administration. So I’m just going to leave it at that.”
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that on Mr.