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Carney: White House aides insulated Obama from IRS scandal
The Washington Times ^ | May 20, 2013 | Susan Crabtree

Posted on 05/20/2013 1:22:46 PM PDT by jazusamo

Top White House aides first learned of a draft report detailing IRS abuses in targeting conservative groups in late April, but they chose to insulate President Obama by not informing him until it exploded in the press, the president’s spokesman said Monday.

White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Monday that White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler learned about an IRS inspector general’s draft report looking into the singling out of conservative groups on April 24. She advised senior White House staff including chief of staff Denis McDonough — about the then-draft report, but Mr. Carney said she believed that Mr. Obama shouldn’t be told and other staffers followed her advice.

“To be clear, we knew the subject of the investigation and we knew of the nature of some of the potential findings, but we did not have a copy of the draft report,” he said. “We did not know the details, the scope or the motivation surrounding the misconduct, and we did not know who was responsible.”

Mr. Obama, as well as Mr. Carney, have said they did not know that the IRS was targeting conservative groups until news of the impending IRS inspector general’s report broke in the press May 10. Mr. Obama has said he will not tolerate the political targeting by the IRS and forced the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Stephen Miller.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carney; conservativegroups; doj; irs; irsscandal; lies; media; obama; teaparty
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To: atc23

Ignorance is no excuse under the law.


61 posted on 05/20/2013 2:33:57 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Rusty0604
Well said. If this is true which I don't believe it is, Obama should fire every person who knew of it but didn't inform him.

A decent and honest president would do that but of course he's neither and was probably behind the unconstitutional singling out in the first place.

62 posted on 05/20/2013 2:38:46 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo

Oh and G Gordon Liddy was just a staffer that was out of control....

I’ll get my time machine and let President Nixon know to throw him under the bus in 1972.....


63 posted on 05/20/2013 2:39:18 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: ken in texas

Yep, time for a new slogan: “The Buck Never Got Here”.

“The Buck Never Got There”

Unless it is money from a Democrap group then the Bucks come into there...


64 posted on 05/20/2013 2:41:10 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: jazusamo

Either Obama knew what was happening and let it happen or is so incompetent that he knows nothing about what is going on. In either case he should resign the presidency or be impeached.


65 posted on 05/20/2013 2:44:11 PM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: jazusamo

I’m waiting for Chris Matthews to say Obama is the best President ever, he just had the most corrupt Administration in history.


66 posted on 05/20/2013 2:47:26 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: jazusamo
 photo ben3_zpsa424128f.jpg Next little secret coming...
67 posted on 05/20/2013 2:49:12 PM PDT by baddog 219
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To: Paine in the Neck

“Apparently, they just deactivate him when he’s done reading the teleprompter for the day. He used to be in charge of everything.”

OMG. That’s so funny!


68 posted on 05/20/2013 3:06:05 PM PDT by GSD Lover
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To: The Great RJ
Either Obama knew what was happening and let it happen or is so incompetent
that he knows nothing about what is going on.


Waiting to hear Williams and Beckel splain it away.
I really want to hear the Left spin their heads off.

69 posted on 05/20/2013 3:15:40 PM PDT by MaxMax (Conservatism needs a re-awakening plan for the American public)
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To: cld51860

The regime got saved by a tornado in Oklahoma...


70 posted on 05/20/2013 3:17:13 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Piffle....)
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To: MaxMax

The way they’re going, they’ll be talking nonstop tornadoes for the next few hours.


71 posted on 05/20/2013 3:18:44 PM PDT by Windcatcher (Obama is a COMMUNIST and the MSM is his armband-wearing propaganda machine.)
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To: jazusamo

They have to inform him, that’s their fricking job. Bunch of LIARS.
And bozo probably instructed them to do so.


72 posted on 05/20/2013 3:19:29 PM PDT by sunny48
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To: jazusamo
Obama surrounded himself with "those people". He hand picked everybody.
There are no excuses, and there isn't an "out to lunch" clause for the Presidency.
73 posted on 05/20/2013 3:19:35 PM PDT by MaxMax (Conservatism needs a re-awakening plan for the American public)
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To: MaxMax

You’re exactly right. There’s no way they would not tell him unless he told them not to tell him...Liars all.


74 posted on 05/20/2013 3:58:29 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo
The old monkey defense...is that racist?

See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil.

Well, it worked for the clintons and Sandy Burglar, didn't it?

Oh, and don't forget Madelene Halfbright...

5.56mm

75 posted on 05/20/2013 5:13:52 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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