Trump Pulls IRS Top Lawyer Nomination After Loomer Blast (1)

President Donald Trump pulled his nominee to be the IRS’s top attorney days after getting blowback from a prominent member of his political movement, derailing plans to confirm the longtime tax lawyer next week.

Trump alerted followers to his decision to withdraw the nomination of Donald Korb to be IRS chief counsel and assistant general counsel at the Treasury Department in a post on his Truth Social platform late Friday.

Trump didn’t give a reason for the withdrawal, and spokespeople at the White House, Treasury Department, and IRS didn’t immediately return requests for comment. Korb also didn’t respond to a ...