President Donald Trump’s threat to yank the tax-exempt status of Harvard University fuels concerns that the president may use the IRS to target perceived adversaries.
That concern is leading some organizations to wipe diversity, equity, and inclusion references from their websites, their lawyers said. It’s also causing a broader chilling effect, where nonprofits worry about carrying out their mission if it could be construed as the “illegal DEI” referred to by President Donald Trump in a January executive order.
“This looks like the president is directing an agency he does not have control over to attack who he perceives as ...