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. |
May 15, 2013 - Acting IRS Commissioner Resigns
"It should not matter what political stripe you're from. The fact of the matter is, the IRS has to operate with absolute integrity."
May 15, 2013 - 'I'm angry' about IRS misconduct
President Obama said that the "misconduct" detailed in a report about the IRS handling of requests from conservative groups is "inexcusable."
May 15, 2013 - IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of co
“Knowing what we know now,” he added, “the IRS was at best being far from forth coming, or at worst, being deliberately dishonest with Congress.”
May 15, 2013 - Holder Orders Probe of IRS Tea-Party Focus
Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a criminal investigation into the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of small-government advocacy groups for extra scrutiny. Peter Cook reports on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
May 14, 2013 - Did low level employees target conservative groups?
Teig Lawrence comments on the prospect of low level IRS employees targeting conservative groups.
May 14, 2013 - IRS IG Report: Targeting Conservatives Began In 2010
As we reported on “Good Morning America” this morning, the IRS began targeting “Tea Party or similar organizations” in March 2010.
May 14, 2013 - Timeline from draft of IRS Inspector General Report
The following illustrates the changes to the written criteria provided to Determinations Unit employees for identifying applications for the team of specialists
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May 14, 2013 - Obama Has 'No Patience' for IRS' Targeting Conservatives
"People have to be confident that they are ... applying the laws in a nonpartisan way," Obama said today. (video of Obama addressing the IRS issue).
May 14, 2013 - Obama: Alleged IRS political targeting 'outrageous'
"If in fact IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous. And there's no place for it," Obama told reporters.
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