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IRS chief counsel’s office involved in targeting controversy
WaPo ^ | 7/17/2013 | Josh Hicks

Posted on 07/17/2013 12:36:58 PM PDT by mojito

The chief counsel’s office for the Internal Revenue Service, headed by a political appointee of President Obama, helped develop the agency’s problematic guidelines for reviewing “tea party” cases, according to a top IRS attorney.

In interviews with congressional investigators, IRS lawyer Carter Hull said his superiors told him that the chief counsel’s office, led by William Wilkins, would need to review some of the first applications the agency screened for additional scrutiny because of potential political activity.

Previous accounts from IRS employees had shown that Washington IRS officials were involved in the controversy, but Hull’s comments represent the closest connection to the White House to date. No evidence to date has definitively linked the White House to the agency’s behavior.

According to a partial transcript released by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and House Ways and Means chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the chief counsel’s office also discussed using a template letter to ask questions about the groups’ activities, despite Hull’s warning that such a boilerplate approach would be impractical.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: benghazi; fastandfurious; impeachnow; irs; obama; teaparty; williamwilkins
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To: hoosiermama
On fox now Issa; progress report.

Don't hold your breath until Issa makes progress... How long has he been working on fast and furious now?

21 posted on 07/17/2013 2:19:43 PM PDT by Errant
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To: ConservativeInPA

Yep, Alinsky rule #13: identify, isolate, freeze and escalate.


22 posted on 07/17/2013 2:22:16 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant
Yep, Alinsky rule #13: identify, isolate, freeze and escalate.

And they got to me. I wasn't even able to spell, "They're" correctly given that I was so infuriated.

23 posted on 07/17/2013 2:24:36 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe - shall not be questioned)
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To: hoosiermama; thouworm; maggief; SE Mom; onyx; Liz

Wow!! Thank you for the ping! This is impeachable stuff folks!! I am calling my reps today and tomorrow and posting the info on Twitter!

By the grace of God, my jury duty for tomorrow got cancelled, so I can watch the hearings! Woohoo!!


24 posted on 07/17/2013 2:43:10 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire

Whoa...good grief. I wondher if he’s going to plead the fifth. .


25 posted on 07/17/2013 2:50:56 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: I want the USA back
Look! Squirrel! (pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!)


26 posted on 07/17/2013 2:59:43 PM PDT by WVKayaker ("...the press had better learn from their experiences of being duped "...-Sarah Palin 5/17/13)
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To: SE Mom

I am sure he will try...just not sure how long he will get away with it.


27 posted on 07/17/2013 3:47:06 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire
More here: posts 21-30

IRS officials in Washington ordered special scrutiny: congressional investigation

Related thread:

Surprise: Obama-Appointed IRS Chief Counsel "Helped Develop" Targeting Methods

28 posted on 07/17/2013 3:59:46 PM PDT by thouworm (Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
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To: mojito

If he was in the US Congress, he’d still have his seat and no punishments (see Al Franken).


29 posted on 07/17/2013 4:14:46 PM PDT by Tzimisce (The American Revolution began when the British attempted to disarm the Colonists.)
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To: mojito

Obama ordered his IRS to rig the election for it and democrats/communists in the Congress and Senate.

the media says don’t look at that , but look at these rabbits for you to chase , zimmerman, Trayvon, Snowden, Adam Lanza.

and the media (our slavers) says don’t think of the Amnesty bill think of Kimd Kardishian , sports and holly wood.


30 posted on 07/17/2013 5:11:03 PM PDT by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: thouworm

Thank you very much!! Reading every post with great interest.


31 posted on 07/17/2013 5:14:28 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: mojito

Itsy bitsy spider...


32 posted on 07/17/2013 5:55:31 PM PDT by unixfox
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