by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
IRS employees were ordered by their superiors–including Lois Lerner who pleaded the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination rather than testify in Congress–to send certain Tea Party tax-exemption applications to the office of the IRS’s Chief...
by Jane Richey | Jun 27, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
There’s no evidence that the Internal Revenue Service used the term “progressives” in the same way it used “tea party” to scrutinize groups applying for tax-exempt status, says the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). In...
by Jane Richey | Mar 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service is taking heat from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for its oversight of certain groups engaging in political activity, in particular Tea Party organizations seeking tax-exempt status. In recent weeks, GOP lawmakers have followed...
