The Justice Department’s chief tax official is resigning rather than accept a forced transfer to a new unit, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration’s aggressive drive to reshape the agency to fit the president’s agenda.
David Hubbert, a career official whose 40 years at the office included serving as interim chief for the entire Biden administration and part of Donald Trump’s prior term, opted to retire to avoid a reassignment to the sanctuary cities enforcement group, said five people familiar with the decision.
Hubbert’s departure comes on the heels of numerous other veteran career supervisors at the Justice Department ...