EXCLUSIVE: Powerful Conservative Group Urges Trump Admin To Drop Latest Tax Scheme

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EXCLUSIVE: Powerful Conservative Group Urges Trump Admin To Drop Latest Tax Scheme

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) President Grover Norquist sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday opposing a patent tax reportedly being floated by Lutnick’s department. Some anonymous sources told…

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