I think the problem with the special prosecutor and this IRS episode....there just might not be a law violated. Ethics violations? Tons. But actual laws? It’s going to be hard to identify any such law that would affect the IRS technicians.
Personal lawsuits might get interesting...if you can prove any supervisor ordered delays....you could arrange a lawsuit in Alabama, and likely get a million in damages. That might be the more interesting thing to watch as each group engages in lawsuits and forces personal pains on the idiots who did the damage.
The problem with the lawsuits is, of course, that more taxpayer funds are spent! I think true justice might be applied in far more creative ways. Retro-active approvals for all (otherwise worthy) applicants, including tax-exemptions for all contributors, public apology ads paid for by fines of at-fault individuals and their respective campaigns, NOT by the taxpayer, ditto for the legal and accounting fees (including all follow-on suits) of the victim-groups.
Without doubt, however, the best revenge of all is the dissolution or diminution of the IRS, a flat or fair tax.
One last qualm. It seems to me that the IG mentioned several times that he’d found no evidence of political or partisan IRS activity. While he’s no doubt careful not to overstate his findings based on the scope of his investigation, how can any sane person not see partisan means in partisan ends? And no one seems to be calling him out on this.
Disagree. There were probably many laws broken. And besides this, the coverup is where most law-breaking occurs. Yes, special prosecutor is needed because somebody needs to go to jail.