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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 04:10 PM Oct 2015

No criminal prosecution in IRS Tea Party case: U.S. Justice

Source: Reuters

No criminal prosecution in IRS Tea Party case: U.S. Justice
Reuters
41 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday that it had found no evidence to support a criminal prosecution over the mishandling by the Internal Revenue Service several years ago of non-profit political groups aligned with the Tea Party.

"The IRS mishandled the processing of tax-exempt applications in a manner that disproportionately impacted applicants affiliated with the Tea Party and similar groups ... However, ineffective management is not a crime," Assistant Attorney General Pater Kadzik said in a letter to lawmaker.





Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/no-criminal-prosecution-irs-tea-party-case-u-190928188.html



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No criminal prosecution in IRS Tea Party case: U.S. Justice (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2015 OP
LOL! Politicalboi Oct 2015 #1
No, it's not a crime. It's a strategy. valerief Oct 2015 #3
yup. riversedge Oct 2015 #4
I am completely unsurpised by this. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #2
oh if I really wanna get Republicans mad PatrynXX Oct 2015 #5
The IRS wasn't scrutinizing them because they were TPs TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #6

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
5. oh if I really wanna get Republicans mad
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 07:42 PM
Oct 2015

I mention she's a Conservative. wanna see blood boil?

Republicans and Tea Party members do not get along and never will

TexasBushwhacker

(20,044 posts)
6. The IRS wasn't scrutinizing them because they were TPs
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 10:43 PM
Oct 2015

They were scrutinizing them because the Tea Party is ANTI-TAX.

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