'Literally a federal crime': Expert tears into new Trump threat

President Donald Trump’s latest threat against his political opposition was doused with the reality that he could be violating federal law for publicly airing his retaliatory request, according to American Immigration Council senior fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick.

Trump on Thursday openly floated the possibility of the IRS changing the tax status of organizations that disagree with his administration’s MAGA policies, including immigration and environmental rights organizations.

He...