Released emails: Democrat in Senate pushed for prosecution of conservative groups

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Released emails: Democrat in Senate pushed for prosecution of conservative groups

by WorldTribune Staff, September 13, 2016 Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island pushed the Justice Department to prosecute conservative groups he alleged were violating IRS rules, according to email conversations obtained by Judicial Watch. “The conversations were in preparation for a briefing by Justice Department officials for Sen. Whitehouse’s staff and for a Senate […]

‘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 […]

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