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Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George prevented the release of documents proving the IRS treated left-leaning groups the same way it treated tea party groups, acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on Wednesday.
“We were imminently going to produce a document in an unredacted form that would indicate the identity of a grouping of entities that we felt were similar in a kind of scope as tea party — in terms of its grouping — so that it wouldn’t be able, you wouldn’t be able to identify a particular taxpayer because the grouping name was so broad,” he said. “And, he reached out when he learned that we were about to produce this information and expressed concern and indicated a disagreement with our internal experts on whether that information was 6103-protected or not.”
The IRS was prepared to provide the document to the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating IRS misconduct. But George personally called Werfel and claimed that releasing the document would violate taxpayer confidentiality laws. Section 6103 of the tax code prohibits the IRS from revealing specific information about taxpayers, but Werfel said no such information would be disclosed.
Hey hey, look who's back. Yeehaw!!! :lol:
IRS inspector general ‘personally’ blocked info on targeting of left-leaning groups | The Raw Story
Looks like the GOP narrative has blown up in their faces and the investigation will now be about the George/Issa conspiracy to misled Congress. This is beautiful.
Read this account: Oh Look Darrell Issa Is Lying Again, Part One Million Seven Hundred Sixty Thousand Seventy Two Brainiacs at work.You already tried this one days ago ... it still ain't wine but whine.
William Wilkins wishes that was true. Carter Hull fingered him as the source of his direction. Willy works for- gasp! - Obama. Uh oh. Better put a whole lot more grease on the spin machine now.This "scandal" was dead in may.
Pshhh this isnt a scandal. This is the IRS doing its job. The real scandal is the bill that allows this status for these organizations.William Wilkins wishes that was true. Carter Hull fingered him as the source of his direction. Willy works for- gasp! - Obama. Uh oh. Better put a whole lot more grease on the spin machine now.
Pssst. I won't tell anybody. I promise. In the meantime, we're going to have us a scandal that looks more and more like the WH is involved. Again, I do promise to keep a lid on the real scandal until you decide to light the fuse. Just let me know when.Pshhh this isnt a scandal. This is the IRS doing its job. The real scandal is the bill that allows this status for these organizations.
It wasn't a bill. It was the Supreme Court when they ruled in the Citizens United case.Pshhh this isnt a scandal. This is the IRS doing its job. The real scandal is the bill that allows this status for these organizations.
It wasn't a bill. It was the Supreme Court when they ruled in the Citizens United case.
Well saying the Supreme Court ruled on a bill.. Im not gonna get involved in deep technicals here.It wasn't a bill. It was the Supreme Court when they ruled in the Citizens United case.
Which is kinda ridiculous dont you thinkActually, it was a combination of that ruling and the fact that the IRS, for years, has allowed groups to file 501c4 as long as their "primary" activity was not political. "Primary" being defined as 51% or more.
Pssst. I won't tell anybody. I promise. In the meantime, we're going to have us a scandal that looks more and more like the WH is involved. Again, I do promise to keep a lid on the real scandal until you decide to light the fuse. Just let me know when.
the Supreme court didn't rule on a bill, they ruled on a lawsuit. Kind of like Roe vs. WadeWell saying the Supreme Court ruled on a bill.. Im not gonna get involved in deep technicals here.
It wound up that way but it didn't start out that way. Way back when, 501c4 status was reserved for groups who's activity was "exclusively" community service. At some point in time they backed off the "exclusively" definition to allow for ancillary activities. This eventually gave way to "primarily" and finally they just decided to define "primary" as 51% or more. They really did bring this upon themselves by setting up a slippery slope. Citizens United turned that slope into an avalanche.Which is kinda ridiculous dont you think
Yes i realize this. In relation to a bill...the Supreme court didn't rule on a bill, they ruled on a lawsuit. Kind of like Roe vs. Wade
It wound up that way but it didn't start out that way. Way back when, 501c4 status was reserved for groups who's activity was "exclusively" community service. At some point in time they backed off the "exclusively" definition to allow for ancillary activities. This eventually gave way to "primarily" and finally they just decided to define "primary" as 51% or more. They really did bring this upon themselves by setting up a slippery slope. Citizens United turned that slope into an avalanche.
What ever happened to those RW nut scandals that were going to bring down the president? Oh yea, they were pretty much just made up.
William Wilkins wishes that was true. Carter Hull fingered him as the source of his direction. Willy works for- gasp! - Obama. Uh oh. Better put a whole lot more grease on the spin machine now.
The funny thing is it's utterly backfired, and suddenly George and his relationship to Issa is front and center.
Investigate that Issa!
How many lefty bolo groups were flagged ... what were they ... how were they treated after being identified
IRS inspector general ‘personally’ blocked info on targeting of left-leaning groups | The Raw Story
Looks like the GOP narrative has blown up in their faces and the investigation will now be about the George/Issa conspiracy to misled Congress. This is beautiful.
Your narrative doesn't fly anymore. The abuse unravels, it travels up the chain of supervision, and your defense has evolved with every step, and it's been disproven at every turn. We now have proof of WH involvement. The journey from Cincinnati to DC is being fueled with truth, and your protestations only make the truth smell sweeter.So the direction was to target Occupy Wall Street and progressive groups to benefit Obama.
The conspiracy thickens, just like conservative skulls.
Your narrative doesn't fly anymore. The abuse unravels, it travels up the chain of supervision, and your defense has evolved with every step, and it's been disproven at every turn. We now have proof of WH involvement. The journey from Cincinnati to DC is being fueled with truth, and your protestations only make the truth smell sweeter.
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