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The IRS scandal’s inconsistencies
Washington Post ^ | August 6, 2013 | By Darrell Issa and Dave Camp

Posted on 08/06/2013 8:51:37 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

...Interview after interview of IRS employees by congressional investigators began to expose the inconsistencies in the administration’s narrative. There were no “rogue” agents, only employees who followed the implicit or explicit directions of more senior IRS officials in Washington. When Washington told Cincinnati IRS employees to “hold” other tea party cases while officials in Washington scrutinized early “test cases” concerning the group, they did it. When Washington told them to assign a tea party case coordinator, they obliged. Employees also told investigators that the IRS chief counsel’s office was not, as the American people were first led to believe, merely involved in fixing problems once discovered. Employees explained, and one testified publicly, that this office — led by one of only two political appointees at the IRS — participated in scrutinizing and delaying tea party applications.

We are committed to a thorough and fair investigation. Our committees are working to find out how this happened and how we can prevent any taxpayer from being targeted. The American people deserve to know that they have a government that works for them — not against them. The White House and the IRS should fully cooperate. It is the only way Americans can regain lost trust in this administration.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: anitadunn; benghazi; bobbauer; california; darrellissa; davecamp; election2012; fastandfurious; gettherope; impeachnow; irs; loislerner; michigan; teaparty

1 posted on 08/06/2013 8:51:37 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Impeachment File on Benghazi Coward “B. Hussein Obama,” formerly known as Barry Soetoro, currently a Legal Citizen of the Sovereign Nation of Indonesia.


2 posted on 08/06/2013 8:53:01 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

First of all there is no scandal. So what difference does it really make?


3 posted on 08/06/2013 8:54:11 PM PDT by ncfool (Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The IRS is an intestinal parasite that feeds on the life juices of the american people.. and the federal givernment is a Tick attached the citizens of all the States.. sucking the life out of the economy..

Killing both would be a healthy act..


4 posted on 08/06/2013 9:37:05 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Washington Pest wakes up and finds the IRS Scandal months after we knew about it. Guess it takes a sale and a few more facts than they can suppress.


5 posted on 08/07/2013 2:03:07 AM PDT by sr4402
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s it? To make sure it does not happen again? I want to see people being sent to jail


6 posted on 08/07/2013 3:53:07 AM PDT by ballplayer
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