On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service apologized for scrutinizing tax exempt organization applications which included the words "Tea Party" or "patriot". This has raised serious concerns from both Republicans and Democrats alike. |
March 10, 2017 - Two Years Later, IRS Locates 6,924 Documents Related to Tea Party Targeting
"The corruption at the IRS is astounding," Fitton said in a statement. "Our attorneys knew that there were more records to be searched but the Obama IRS ignored this issue for years. President Trump needs to clean house at the IRS as quickly as possible."
January 31, 2017 - IRS Scandal Daily Coverage: The Final Chapter
Last week, Paul Caron, the TaxProf, dean of the tax blogosphere, called an end to daily coverage of "The IRS Scandal" on Day 1352.
January 23, 2017 - Exiting Obama DOJ Tried to Kill IRS Targeting Lawsuit
Without rigid procedures, Churchwell said, the abuses of the Obama administration could occur again — and not just against conservative-leaning organizations.
January 18, 2017 - Chuck Schumer and the CIA like their targets shaken, not stirred
In 2012, Schumer joined several of his Democratic colleagues in drafting a letter urging the IRS to investigate tea party organizations “focused on federal election activities” and applying for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status.
December 20, 2016 - Rep. Jim Jordan 'Frustrated' By House Passing on IRS Chief Koskinen's Impeachment
"You don't want government picking winners and losers," Jordan agreed. "You don't want cronyism, which we had way too much of in the Obama administration. So government should not be coming in with its heavy hand trying to pressure companies to do certain things – or rewarding them with taxpayer dollars for engaging in certain kind of behavior."
December 8, 2016 - House Republicans derail impeachment effort against IRS commissioner
Republican leaders managed to derail impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on Tuesday, forcing the debate back to a committee for more study, where it will die when Congress adjourns at the end of this year.
November 18, 2016 - Judge to IRS: ‘Strong showing’ on Tea Party bias claim
"The Government appears not to see the forest through the trees when it uses the existence of this lawsuit as grounds to continue the delay that is the subject of this lawsuit," Barrett wrote in his Nov. 4 decision. "The evidence strongly suggests that the IRS initiated the delay" because the Texas group was affiliated with the Tea Party.
November 17, 2016 - Top IRS Official Said Agency Targeted Conservative Groups Based on ‘Guilt By Association’
“They think they know what the org is really doing, rather than looking at actual activities,” wrote Holly Paz, former IRS director of the Office of Rulings and Agreements. “Q’s were not activity based, but guilt by association questions – like q’s asking party affiliations.”
November 17, 2016 - IRS aware of tea party targeting as early as 2011, watchdog finds
“Agents were jumping to negative conclusions,” one IRS employee said in a handwritten note the agency produced to Judicial Watch, a conservative law firm.
November 16, 2016 - IRS chief urges Trump team to consider replacement options
“One of my concerns for a little while has been, whoever won, they need to understand that, no matter what happens, my term runs out next November,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told reporters after an American Institute of CPA's conference Tuesday.
November 15, 2016 - Jordan says he will continue push for IRS chief’s impeachment
"After seven years of stonewalling, targeting and harassing the Albuquerque Tea Party, the IRS has yet again blocked the group’s non-profit status without any explanation. This decision is a reminder that when a federal judge recently said that targeting was still going on, he meant it,” Jordan said.
November 7, 2016 - Judge orders IRS to stop tea party targeting, approve four-year-old application
“The evidence strongly suggests that the IRS initiated the delay because TPTP’s application was perceived at the screening stage to be a Tea Party case,” Judge Barrett, whose courtroom is in Ohio, said in an opinion that was filed earlier under seal, and was only made public after parts of the 29-page ruling were redacted.
November 7, 2016 - IRS vs. Tea-Party Patriots
The group, which is based near Fort Worth, applied for tax-exempt status in summer 2012 and was flagged in September 2012 for extra scrutiny as a tea-party group. According to the Treasury report, the IRS’s use of targeting criteria stopped in May that year.
November 3, 2016 - Podesta Friend at DOJ Led Cover-Up of IRS Scandal
Kadzik shrugged off the Lerner-led conspiracy as mere bureaucratic incompetence, as opposed to the left-wing witch hunt it was, designed to curtail Tea Party movement activism.
October 24, 2016 - IRS to give account for targeting conservatives
“Specifically, we urged – and the court agreed – the IRS must answer such questions as: What was the determination process prior to the targeting? How and why did the targeting begin? What treatment did plaintiffs’ applications receive during the targeting? What assurances are currently in place that plaintiffs will not suffer further retaliation or discriminatory treatment at the hands of the IRS?”