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A Bad Day for the IRS in Court

An appeals court decision today should end speculation on Democrats’ claims that the IRS scandal is a non-event. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard an appeal last week. The NorCal Tea Party Patriots had filed a class action suit … Continue reading

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Judge Threatens IRS, Justice Department; IRS Closely Monitored Tax-Exempt Applications; IRS Responses to Exempt Organizations Were Designed to Stop Inquiries to Congress

Yes, I’m still on vacation. But twin developments in the IRS scandal force me to post. Yesterday, the IRS released documents to Judicial Watch regarding the IRS scandal. Judicial Watch had sued the IRS under the Freedom of Information Act … Continue reading

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Judicial Watch: IRS Used Donor Lists to Target Audits

Remember the IRS Scandal? Well, the nuggets continue to drip out. On Friday, Judicial Watch announced that “New Documents Show IRS Used Donor Lists to Target Audits.” Here’s an excerpt: But then, in February 2011, at least five donors of … Continue reading

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It’s a topic that, frankly, bores the media. It’s a topic that the current Administration would love to go away. It’s a topic that should never have arisen. It’s a topic that underlies the current crisis that impacts the IRS. … Continue reading

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One Good Erasure Deserves Another

I wonder if this sounds familiar to anyone: An organization is looking for key information stored on IRS computers. A lawsuit ensues, and the hard drives were allegedly wiped clean. No, I’m not talking about the IRS Scandal, Lois Lerner, … Continue reading

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“I’ve tried to tell you the truth every time I’ve been here”

That quote is from IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during his testimony from earlier this week on Capitol Hill. I have a simple question for Commissioner Koskinen: Why doesn’t that quote read, “I’ve told you the truth every time I’ve been … Continue reading

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Let’s Give Lois Lerner Credit Where Credit Is Due

We don’t know with certainty what Lois Lerner’s role is in the IRS scandal. However, let’s give credit to Ms. Lerner in exposing something that definitely is wrong with the IRS. It turns out that Ms. Lerner was upset with … Continue reading

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Another Friday: More IRS Revelations

Shock of shocks, another Friday and we get more revelations on the IRS Scandal. Of course, if one believes the IRS and the Obama Administration, Lt. Frank Drebin had it right: Let’s get to the updates: First, the IRS announced … Continue reading

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IRS Won’t Say Why It Erased Lois Lerner’s Blackberry

Let’s assume you’re under a court order to find some emails. Your hard drive crashed, but you think that some of them are saved on your Blackberry. Would you: (a) Try to find them on the Blackberry, (b) Do nothing, … Continue reading

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Remember Those Missing IRS Emails? They Appear to Exist….

“There’s no such thing as Lois Lerner’s missing emails. It’s all been a big lie. They’ve been lying to the courts, to the American people, and to Contgess. It is really outrageous.” That’s Tom Filton, President of Judicial Watch: The … Continue reading

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