IRS Feared Putting Trump's Name on Stimulus Checks

The IRS sought a legal opinion to determine whether putting then-President Donald Trump's name on stimulus checks issued during the COVID-19 pandemic was legal, Bloomberg News reported, citing documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, aka the CARES Act, was a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill that Trump signed into law in March 2020 that gave taxpayers $1,200. Before the checks were sent out, The Washington Post reported Trump's name would be on the checks. Democrats accused Trump of trying...