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IRS anti-Tea Party scandal gets real — senior IRS officials aware of targeting
Legal Insurrection ^ | May 11, 2013 | Professor William A. Jacobson

Posted on 05/11/2013 1:52:23 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

This is getting real.

Yesterday it was just some “low level” employees involved. Now AP is reporting that senior IRS officials were aware of the targeting, via AP, IRS watchdog: Senior IRS officials knew in 2011 tea parties’ tax-exempt status being targeted (h/t @GabrielMalor):

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS watchdog: Senior IRS officials knew in 2011 tea parties’ tax-exempt status being targeted.

(added) AP has expanded its report now (h/t reader):

A federal watchdog’s upcoming report says senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew agents were targeting tea party groups in 2011.

The disclosure contradicts public statements by former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who repeatedly assured Congress that conservative groups were not targeted.

On Friday, the IRS apologized for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if those groups were violating their tax-exempt status.

The Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration is expected to release the results of a nearly yearlong investigation in the coming week.

The Associated Press obtained part of the draft report.

That report says the head of the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt groups learned that groups were being targeted in June 2011. It does not say whether Shulman was notified.

Remember, you’re not paranoid, they really do hate you. At the highest levels....

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To: Stepan12

Yep. He’s still in prison I believe.


41 posted on 05/11/2013 3:47:08 PM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: SaraJohnson
"Come on Freepers, let’s get ‘er done!"

We are all talk and no substance!!

Our party has abandoned us and as far as I am concerned they are DEAD!

I have been ready for 6 years now and if I try to do this alone I will be a terrorist, if I am with thousands of like minded people I will be a patriot!

I'm really tired of reading about what we should do!

Lets just do it already!!

42 posted on 05/11/2013 3:48:50 PM PDT by Johnny_cash (10 out of 10 idiots voted for 0Bama!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; jiggyboy; a fool in paradise

Taxinghazi!


43 posted on 05/11/2013 3:50:01 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Chode

Drip.
Ben Gazi.
Drip.
Fast and Furious.
Drip.
Taqiyya.
Drip.
Corruption.
Drip.


44 posted on 05/11/2013 4:11:04 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: Johnny_cash

I’m with ya Johnny. When and where?


45 posted on 05/11/2013 4:27:34 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: Revolting cat!

I like it. You KNOW there will be a lot of lies and an attempted cover-up there.


46 posted on 05/11/2013 6:06:36 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: upchuck
100%
47 posted on 05/11/2013 6:08:13 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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