The chief counsels office for the Internal Revenue Service, headed by a political appointee of President Obama, helped develop the agencys 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 counsels office, led by William Wilkins, would need to review applications that the agency had 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 Hulls comments [re; William Wilkens] represent the closest connection to the White House to date.
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