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applegrove

(118,677 posts)
Sat Jul 20, 2013, 09:58 PM Jul 2013

Watchdog ‘Disturbed’ IRS Withheld New Documents Showing Progressive Groups May Have Been Targeted To

Watchdog ‘Disturbed’ IRS Withheld New Documents Showing Progressive Groups May Have Been Targeted Too

by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER at TPM


http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/watchdog-disturbed-irs-withheld-new-documents-showing-progressive-groups-may-have-been-targeted-too.php

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The investigator who wrote a scathing report about the Internal Revenue Service targeting tea party groups says he is “disturbed” the agency withheld newly-released documents showing progressive groups may also have been singled out for additional scrutiny.

In prepared testimony, J. Russell George told a congressional panel Thursday the IRS did not provide the documents to his office during a yearlong audit. George said he just received the documents last week.

George issued a report in May that said IRS agents in a Cincinnati office improperly singled out groups with “tea party” and other conservative labels for additional scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status during the 2010 and 2012 elections.

George’s report blamed ineffective management for allowing the practice to continue for more than 18 months, delaying hundreds of applications for more than a year.


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Watchdog ‘Disturbed’ IRS Withheld New Documents Showing Progressive Groups May Have Been Targeted To (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2013 OP
But then the White House couldn't have said "outrageous!" over and over. MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #1
 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
1. But then the White House couldn't have said "outrageous!" over and over.
Sat Jul 20, 2013, 10:07 PM
Jul 2013

And Holder couldn't have started a criminal investigation to appease Fox News.

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