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In a new Truth Social post Friday morning, President Donald Trump suggested that former President Joe Biden and other former administration officials should go to jail. In the post, Trump criticized Biden's handling of issues like the Israel-Hamas war, the economy and the border.

"Oh, what a difference A RIGGED & CROOKED ELECTION HAD ON OUR COUNTRY, AND THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS TO US SHOULD GO TO JAIL!," Trump said in the post.

This comes as Trump is expected to give remarks at the DOJ later Friday.

--ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose approximately 20% of its workforce -- or roughly 18,000 employees -- by May 15 as part of staff cuts directed by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, two sources familiar with the plans told ABC News.

That figure includes the probationary workers already dismissed and those who accepted the administration's "buyout" offer.

This unfolds as a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration to rehire the fired workers at the IRS and five other agencies on Thursday — though the administration has filed a notice to appeal the ruling.

Amid tax season, the agency's taxpayer services and compliance departments will likely lose thousands of workers in what could be the first of several waves of firings, one of the sources said.

The Treasury Department and IRS did not return requests for comment on the potential cuts.

-ABC News' Ben Siegel

The Trump administration is upping financial pressure on Russia by letting a Biden-era short-term sanction waiver on Russian energy expire overnight. The decision comes as Trump administration officials are in Russia to try to secure a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the administration let General License 8L expire at 12:01 a.m. on March 12.

"The Administration remains focused on ending the fighting and fostering negotiations to end the war," a Treasury Department spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News. "We continue to implement our sanctions, which remain one of the levers to facilitate these goals."

The license allowed some transactions with Russian banks for certain energy transactions.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

Whitmer called the one-on-one "productive" and said they spoke about tariffs and economic opportunities for her state.

"I had a productive meeting at the White House today with President Trump where we discussed bringing good paying jobs to Michigan," Whitmer said in a statement. "We also discussed tariffs, the importance of keeping our great lakes clean and safe, and additional defense investments in the state. I'm grateful for his time today and I’ll always work as hard as I can with anyone for the the state of Michigan and its people."