Posted on 06/19/2013 3:57:21 AM PDT by tobyhill
An Internal Revenue Service manager who described himself as a "conservative Republican" told congressional investigators that no one in the agency's Cincinnati office was trying to target tea party organizations for political reasons, according to an interview transcript released Tuesday.
The manager, John Shafer, said he and an employee in his screening unit decided to pull applications for tax-exempt status filed by political groups and send them to managers in Washington. He said they were aware of the controversy over the groups and wanted to ensure they were treated uniformly.
"Because of media attention that he had seen, he had concerns about this being a high-profile case," Shafer said. He said he believed the screening was motivated only by the need for "consistency and identifying issues that needed to have further development."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Rand Paul on f&f trying the union and their anti republican / concervatives to the IRS actions! Spot on!
The I-Team confirmed they are John Shafer, a screening manager who began in March 2012; Gary Muthert, a screener who also began in March 2012;
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On the pdf file at the bottom of page 1, John Shafer responds to a question about an email from Feb 25, 2010.
Apparently there is a discrepancy about when John Shafer was working in the department?
Here is the full transcript:
http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/IRS_Screening_Manager_Part_I.pdf
pg 13
Frontline manager for 13 years
Started as rep in Taxpayer Service in 1992
pg 28
Non-union
pg 6
Three attorneys present for Shafer? What firm, and who pays for counsel??
The so called ‘conservative’ dude only started in March 2012.....the targeting began long before that! Great find Maggie! Cummings released the info so they could all get their stories straight. He should be censored for that and thrown off the committee!
See post #24.
That WCPO reports looks to be inaccurate.
Doctored?
Or ? was he lying in the testimony?
Page 16 Was there a self correction in testimony from 2012 to being 2010?
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3033039/posts
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/55953
Email - From: Shafer, John H.
http://www.exchangeclubparentingskillscenter.com/pdf/Exchangeclub501c3file.pdf
Contact Person: John H. Shafer
(Dated: 1999)
???
http://ohio-voters.findthedata.org/l/3539930/John-Shafer-Cincinnati-OH
John H Shafer
(DOB) 1942
07/17/1989 Republican Party
http://www.exchangeclubparentingskillscenter.com/pdf/Exchangeclub501c3file.pdf
Contact Person: John H. Shafer
(Dated: 1999)
Yes, John Shafer was the contact person on the document.
Did you notice that the above action started in 1995 and was not finished until 1999 ?? Or is there another conclusion ?
Reading the actual testimony paints a story that is far different from the BS Obama water carrying story the media tries to paint with false characterizations, erroneous conclusions, and misleading headlines.
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