After minuscule IRS settlement to tea party groups, Lerner’s testimony remains under seal

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After minuscule IRS settlement to tea party groups, Lerner’s testimony remains under seal

by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2018 A U.S. district judge last month awarded what amounts to $17,000 each to more than 100 tea party groups illegally targeted by the IRS for political purposes before the 2012 elections. Judge Michael R. Barrett, who called the $3.5 million settlement “fair, reasonable and adequate,” also allowed the testimony […]

‘Smoking-gun documents’ show IRS knew about targeting of conservatives before 2012 election

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‘Smoking-gun documents’ show IRS knew about targeting of conservatives before 2012 election

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2016 Top IRS officials knew the agency was targeting conservatives because of their ideology and political affiliation two years before disclosing it to Congress and the public, according to a Judicial Watch report released on July 28. “Senior IRS officials knew that agents were targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny […]