Friday, July 26, 2013
The IRS Scandal, Day 78
- Cincinnati Enquirer: IRS Targeting Witnesses Speak Out
- The Hill: Senate Moves Bill Increasing IRS, Dodd-Frank Funding
- Houston Chronicle: Texas Republicans Furious After White House Discounts IRS Targeting as ‘Phony Scandal’
- Huffington Post: IRS Budget Cuts Sought by GOP Refused by Senate Panel
- Huffington Post: New IRS Scandal Twist Disputed by Jack Lew
- IRS Oversight Board, Press Release
- IRS Oversight Board, Letter to IRS Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel
- Powerline: Lois Lerner's Ace in the Hole
- Rare: Is the IRS Obstructing Justice?:
- Tax Analysts: Photo Op With President Turns Wilkins Into Latest EO Scandal Target
- Wall Street Journal op-ed: Fortress IRS, by Peggy Noonan
- Wall Street Journal editorial: Lois Lerner's Summer Vacation
- Washington Examiner: IRS Watchdog Reviewing Claims of Improper Audit of Tea Party Farmer
- Washington Times: Obama’s ‘Phony’ Scandals Line Draws GOP Retort
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- IRS Admits to Targeting Conservative Groups in 2012 Election (May 10, 2013)
- WaPo and WSJ Agree: IRS Targeting of Conservatives Is Appalling (May 11, 2013)
- Schmalbeck on the IRS 'Targeting' of Conservative Groups (May 12, 2013)
- The Deepening IRS Scandal (May 13, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 5 (May 14, 2013)
- Jon Stewart and Vic Fleischer on the IRS Scandal (May 14, 2013)
- Inspector General: Ineffective IRS Management Allowed Agents to Target Conservative Groups (May 14, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 6 (May 15, 2013)
- Ellen Aprill, The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Questions About the IRS and About the Report (May 15, 2013)
- Phillip Hackney, The TIGTA Report on the IRS Scandal: Be on the Lookout for False Partisan Witchunts (May 15, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 7 (May 16, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 8 (May 17, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 9 (May 18, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 10 (May 19, 2013)
- SNL on the IRS Scandal (May 19, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 11 (May 20, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal: Really?! (May 20, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 12 (May 21, 2013)
- Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal (May 21, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 13 (May 22, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 14 (May 23, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 15 (May 24, 2013)
- Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert on the IRS Scandal (May 24, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 16 (May 25, 2013)
- Jason Jones on the IRS Scandal (May 25, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 17 (May 26, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 18 (May 27, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 19 (May 28, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 20 (May 29, 2013)
- The Impact of the IRS Scandal on Tax Reform (May 29, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 21 (May 30, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 22 (May 31, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 23 (June 1, 2013)
- 'Cupid Shuffle' Dance Training Video Adds to IRS Woes (June 1, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 24 (June 2, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 25 (June 3, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 26 (June 4, 2013)
- Jon Stewart on the IRS Scandal (June 4, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 27 (June 5, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 28 (June 6, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 29 (June 7, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 30 (June 8, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 31 (June 9, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 32 (June 10, 2013)
- The Complete IRS Video Collection (June 10, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 33 (June 11, 2013)
- The Problem Is Not Just IRS Lawyers; The Problem Is All Federal Government Lawyers (June 11, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 34 (June 12, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 35 (June 13, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 36 (June 14, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 37 (June 15, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 38 (June 16, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 39 (June 17, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 40 (June 18, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 41 (June 19, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 42 (June 20, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 43 (June 21, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 44 (June 22, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 45 (June 23, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 46 (June 24, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 47 (June 25, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 48 (June 26, 2013)
- TIGTA: IRS Credit Cards Used for Wine, Porn, $100 Lunches, $140 Dinners (June 26, 2013)
- House Report: IRS Deputy IT Director Steered $500 Million in Contracts to Pal (June 26, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 49 (June 27, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 50 (June 28, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 51 (June 29, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 52 (June 30, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 53 (July 1, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 54 (July 2, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 55 (July 3, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 56 (July 4, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 57 (July 5, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 58 (July 6, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 59 (July 7, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 60 (July 8, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 61 (July 9, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 62 (July 10, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 63 (July 11, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 64 (July 12, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 65 (July 13, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 66 (July 14, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 67 (July 15, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 68 (July 16, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 69 (July 17, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 70 (July 18, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 71 (July 19, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 72 (July 20, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 73 (July 21, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 74 (July 22, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 75 (July 23, 2013)
- A Cincinnati IRS Lawyer Speaks: We Are Democrats, But Nonpartisan Democrats (July 23, 2013)
- Attorney in Federal Agency General Counsel's Office: There Is 'No Innocent Explanation' for IRS Chief Counsel's Meeting With Obama (July 23, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 76 (July 24, 2013)
- The IRS Scandal, Day 77 (July 25, 2013)
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Comments
It occurs to me that those who have not had the opportunity to work at IRS do not realize that inside the machine, "chief counsel" is shorthand for "any or all of the 1,600 people who work in the chief counsel organization, from the newly-hired tax law specialist to the top guy and his assistants, four or five management layers up."
Perhaps the same language problem involves "the White House," which can mean anyone from the President and his assistants down to the unpaid summer interns, like my son who served in the photo office one summer, and has a photo of himself standing next to President Bush to prove it.
Posted by: Bob | Jul 26, 2013 9:02:09 AM
Anyone who has worked for the IRS knows have "chief counsel's" office works on these type of projects. What is amazing to me is why it has taken so long to figure out what is going on. Washington was involved and anyone with a brain that has worked at the IRS knows that and knows who worked on the project. Everything is run up the ladder to Washington even small projects....local counsel never makes a decision...it is made in DC and by as many attorneys as possible because no one wants to be responsible ....the more the better.
Posted by: Sid | Jul 26, 2013 1:41:17 PM