President Donald Trump said he's taking action to remove the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, escalating his fight with the school.

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status ... IRS: Nearly 20,000 employees at the IRS are reportedly taking the ...

"We are going to be taking away Harvard's Tax Exempt Status. It's what they deserve!" the president said in a post​ to Truth Social.

Harvard University President ... s post wasn’t a formal directive to the Internal Revenue Service to take action. Garber said: “If the government goes through with a plan to revoke our tax exempt ...

The battle between President Trump and Harvard University has moved to a new front, with the IRS now considering ... "There is no legal basis to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status." ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will revoke Harvard ... according to the Internal Revenue Service. "Violating this prohibition may result in denial or revocation of tax-exempt status and ...

The Trump administration has requested that the Internal Revenue Service start the process ... “There is no legal basis to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status,” Harvard said in a statement.

The Internal Revenue Service ... Harvard in a letter sent by the department. MORE: Obama blasts Trump administration's 'unlawful' Harvard demands Attempts to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status ...

Still, federal tax law prohibits the president or other senior officials from requesting that an IRS employee ... is no legal basis to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status,” the school said ...

The White House, IRS and Treasury ... mission,” a Harvard spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “There is no legal basis to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status.” ...

"Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!" he wrote on Truth Social on April 15. The Treasury Department has asked the Internal Revenue Service to ... no ...

President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, escalating his fight with the nation’s oldest institution of higher education.