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Watchdog decries ‘unprecedented’ treatment by Dems at IRS hearing
The government watchdog who issued the report that found the IRS was targeting conservative groups was turned into a punching bag by Democrats in the second half of a tense hearing Thursday, leading Inspector General J. Russell George to chide lawmakers for their attacks on his office.
“This is unprecedented,” he said of his treatment before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at the end of the hearing.
The first half of the hearing was devoted to testimony from IRS officials who claimed higher-ups in Washington, D.C.,...
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IRS inspector general: Liberals also on target list
The inspector general who reported Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups said Thursday that he didn't have information until last week that the word "progressive" also was on a list of criteria for extra scrutiny of tax-exempt applications.
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Treasury official defends IRS audit Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service failed to provide his office with important documents before he issued a report in May detailing problems with IRS methods for reviewing tax-exemption applications.
“I am disturbed that these documents were not provided to our auditors at the outset, and we are currently reviewing this issue,” George said during testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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