Published on Apr 25, 2014
While the full Congress has not returned from its annual spring recess, House Republicans on the Oversight Committee yesterday broadened their probe into the improper targeting of conservative groups by the IRS.

The panel is questioning whether the Justice Department might have played a role.

According to the Washington newspaper the Hill, Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa and 16 other GOP lawmakers said that the Justice Department had shown interest in prosecuting tax-exempt Tea Party groups that were allegedly dishonest about their political activity.

This is being called the latest sign that Congressional Democrats pressured Obama administration officials into unfairly scrutinizing Tea Party groups.

The Republicans want the Justice Department to explain its apparent involvement in examining tax-exempt groups. They have requested an interview with Justice Department official Richard Pilger. The Republicans are curious about an e-mail conversation Pilger had with former IRS official Lois Lerner about potential prosecutions of conservative groups.

The conservative group Judicial Watch first released that email and other documents last week about the conversation between Pilger and Lerner.

That email conversation was reportedly suggested by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat. The conversation apparently happened just two days before Lerner acknowledged and apologized for the IRS's scrutiny of Tea Party groups.

The Hill added, "Issa and the other Republicans, citing the newly released e-mails, want to know whether more senior officials at the Justice Department wanted Pilger to discuss the matter with Lerner."

Furthermore, Republicans believe the Justice Department had shown an interest in prosecuting tax-exempt groups for legal activities.

A letter to Attorney Gen. Eric Holder from Rep. Issa and other Oversight Committee Republicans stated: "The [Justice] Department's use of [an] alleged false statement on [a Tea Party] tax-exempt application is an unfortunate instance of prosecutorial 'gotcha,' targeting these victims for supposed 'lies' about activities that they are legally allowed to do."

According to these 17 House Republicans, the new emails between the Justice Department and the IRS demonstrate coordinated action among administration officials to target conservative nonprofit groups.

These matters constitute the latest signal that House Republicans are revving up their inquiry into the IRS—a popular target among their conservative base.

However, the GOP claims to have found no proof that the White House played a role in the IRS treatment of Tea Party groups.

As for Lerner, Rep. Issa and the Oversight panel voted this month to hold her in contempt. She formerly led an IRS division overseeing tax-exempt groups.

Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee says that Lerner targeted Crossroads GPS, a prominent GOP group. Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, said his committee's Republicans asked Holder and the Justice
Department to take another look at whether Lerner should be prosecuted.

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  • Just what we need to broaden the power that the IRS has on us, look at what they are doing now do you trust them!!!!! Is anyone awake out there yet?? If you see something wrong for Gods Sake say something, I'm just say'in!!!!!