The unusual request could put sensitive data about millions of American taxpayers in the hands of Trump political appointees.

A 25-year-old staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative is expected to imminently gain access to the IRS’s sensitive tax database, The Post has confirmed. Software engineer Gavin Kliger will gain credentials to the system that tracks tax returns and information about individuals as DOGE aggressively slashes spending across the federal bureaucracy.

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the Internal Revenue Service’s highly sensitive taxpayer data system, a source familiar with the move tells CNN.