The IRS Scandal, Day 802

IJReview, New Documents Link Justice Department to IRS Scandal, But How Ted Cruz Reacted is the Big Surprise:

Has Senator Ted Cruz lost his bark?

When the news broke in mid-2013 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had spent much of the past three years singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny in their nonprofit applications, Cruz was among the first to call for a special prosecutor to investigate the scandal rather than the Department of Justice (DOJ).

But now that a slew of new documents has come to light this week, revealing that the DOJ, along with the FBI, actually played a much more hands-on role with IRS than previously thought, Cruz has gone mum. ...

Since the release of Judicial Watch’s documents, Cruz has not commented on the documents or released an official press statement. Cruz’s office did not return multiple requests for comment on whether the Republican presidential candidate would call for Loretta Lynch, the current attorney general, to appoint a special prosecutor.

A DOJ spokesman told IJReview only that the “investigation into the IRS’ handling of applications by tax-exempt organizations” is ongoing and declined to comment further.

• The IRS Scandal, Day 801 (July 19, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 201-300 (Nov. 26, 2013 - Mar. 5, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 101-200 (Aug. 18, 2013 - Nov. 25, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1-100 (May 10, 2013 - Aug. 17, 2013)