Obama abuse of power

Tom Elliott:

WHY OBAMA'S IRS SCANDAL WAS 1,000X WORSE THAN 'UKRAINEGATE'

Where was Democrats' concern about our democratic institutions in 2013?

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In the run-up to the 2012 presidential campaign, the IRS began a coordinated effort explicitly purposed to help Obama’s re-election. The IRS, for example, leaked conservative groups’ confidential tax info to the progressive org, ProPublica.

Internal documents show the IRS, in reviewing applications from conservative groups, described anti-Obama rhetoric as "propaganda.” In addition to having tax-exempt applications intentionally delayed, many of these same conservatives were audited by the IRS.

The campaign also went after Obama’s critics. St. Louis reporter Larry Conners gave Obama a challenging interview about his lavish vacations, and was soon “hammered” with IRS audits. The same happened to author Anne Hendershott, who’d reported on fake Catholic groups that were supporting ObamaCare.

Evidence showed it was broader than just one agency. Catherine Engelbrecht, a Texas businesswoman who criticized the administration, was attacked by the IRS, FBI, OSHA, and even ATF.

Recall, the IRS was not going rogue in targeting conservative groups; the White House and Senate Democrats — during public remarks — explicitly told them to. Emails show the IRS discussed confidential taxpayer information with White House officials during the 2012 campaign.

An Obama staffer divulged information about the Koch Brothers' tax returns in 2010, indicating even earlier collusion between the White House and the IRS. Emails show the IRS gave Obama's DoJ 21 disks with 1.25 million pages of taxpayer records.

Contrary to IRS officials blaming a rogue office in Cincinnati, a staffer there said the IRS in Washington was very interested in Tea Party cases. Emails also show the Obama Administration discussed its plan to target conservative groups before the IRS scandal began.
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The Democrats do have their double standards and they are sticking to them.