Congressional, News & Private Investigators have now proven that Administration
Officials used Federal Agencies to put “Hit-Jobs” on members of the American Public
that the Administration did not like. The IRS was used to attack ideological
adversaries, the Department of Energy was used to attack business competitors of the
Administrations campaign financiers. The White House Press Office was used to seed
character assassination articles in the media, via associated front-tabloids and
organizations.
House chairman: Documents prove IRS ‘political targeting’ of conservatives
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IRS Targeting ‘Still Happening’
Congressman alleges conservative groups still under scrutiny
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This morning on America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer on FOX News Channel, California Republican congressman Darrell Issa alleged that the IRS hasn’t changed its procedures and is still targeting conservative groups.
HEMMER: “Can you say today whether or not the targeting is still happening?”
ISSA: “The targeting is still happening. It is clearly, still a procedure…”
Watch part of the exchange below:
The chairman of the top House committee probing the IRS political witch hunt of President Obama’s foes said documents prove that the agency targeted conservatives and then tried to destroy the evidence and he promised “news” on the panel’s investigation next week.
“I promise you – there will be news on the IRS side as early as next week. So stay tuned,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Chaffetz this week detailed elements of his panel’s probe in an address to the Ripon Society in Washington, accusing the IRS of violating a House subpoena in destroying evidence and mocking President Obama’s claim on Jon Stewart‘s Comedy Channel show that “the real scandal around the IRS” is underfunding the agency.
“Probably the biggest thing our committee is looking at is the IRS,” said the Utah lawmaker. “You have political targeting that is factual at this point. There are no ifs, ands or buts. You had groups within the IRS who were politically targeting conservatives and impeding their First Amendment rights,” he added.
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