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"President Obama announced Wednesday evening that, due to the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had requested and accepted the resignation of the acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller.

"First, we're going to hold the responsible parties accountable," the president said.

"Today, Secretary Lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS, because given the controversy surrounding this audit, it's important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward," he added.

But according to a source close to Miller, the requested resignation is something a hollow gesture, as Miller was set to step down in June anyway.

"This whole idea that 'oh, the president is taking this big step' is a bit misleading because he was going to be stepping down as of early June anyway because his term as acting commissioner was going to be over."

"This step by the White House is less about actually removing somebody than removing somebody who was about to step down anyway," the source close to Miller added."

Further, Miller is set to remain as acting IRS commissioner into next week and as far as June first, the source noted.

"[H]e is still the acting commissioner and he will be until at least next week and probably, potentially until June 1st," the source said. "So there was the suggestion that he was forced to resign immediately — that is not true."