Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a photo of what appeared to show the IRS telling him that he and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, owed the IRS more than $33,500.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday accused the Biden administration of orchestrating a last-minute audit of him and his wife by the IRS before last month’s transition of power. Hegseth posted a picture to the social media platform X of what he said was a letter from the IRS alerting him to the audit.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that he and his wife are being audited. In a post on X, Hegseth shared a photograph of what appears to be a letter from the Internal Revenue Service addressed to the couple.