The IRS Scandal, Day 1249

Bill Moyers & Company, This Week in Political Money: Billionaire Backs IRS Impeachment:

The Republican Party is waging war on the IRS (again). The cause du jour is impeachment of the agency’s head, John Koskinen, who was in that role when employees at the IRS destroyed records sought during a previous congressional crusade against the agency.Koskinen says he knew nothing about it, but Republicans want to hold him accountable anyway.

The “Impeach Koskinen” caucus is backed by the 45Committee, a political nonprofit funded by billionaire Todd Ricketts, a major GOP donor whose family owns the Chicago Cubs.Politico reported on Monday that 45Committee was spending more than $1 million on a week of advertising. Federal Communications Commission records compiled using the Center for Responsive Politics’ new political ad watch tool and reviewed by BillMoyers.com show ad buys on several television stations in two swing states: Florida and Nevada.

Drumming up anger at the IRS could help turn out conservative voters in these key states, where there are also Senate races that could help determine control of Congress’ upper chamber. But it could also backfire. Some GOP senators have been hoping to put off the impeachment push until after the election, worried that another crusade to demonize an Obama-appointed bureaucrat might not play well with moderates in the party.

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• The IRS Scandal, Day 1245 (Oct. 5, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1244 (Oct. 4, 2016)
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• The IRS Scandal, Day 1242 (Oct. 2, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1241 (Oct. 1, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1240 (Sept. 30, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1239 (Sept. 29, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1238 (Sept. 28, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1237 (Sept. 27, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1236 (Sept. 26, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1235 (Sept. 25, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1234 (Sept. 24, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1233 (Sept. 23, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1232 (Sept. 22, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1231 (Sept. 21, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1230 (Sept. 20, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1229 (Sept. 19, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1228 (Sept. 18, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1227 (Sept. 17, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1226 (Sept. 16, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1225 (Sept. 15, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1224 (Sept. 14, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1223 (Sept. 13, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1222 (Sept. 12, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1221 (Sept. 11, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1220 (Sept. 10, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1219 (Sept. 9, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1218 (Sept. 8, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1217 (Sept. 7, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1216 (Sept. 6, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1215 (Sept. 5, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1214 (Sept. 4, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1213 (Sept. 3, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1212 (Sept. 2, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1211 (Sept. 1, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1210 (Aug. 31, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1209 (Aug. 30, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1208 (Aug. 29, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1207 (Aug. 28, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1206 (Aug. 27, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1205 (Aug. 26, 2016)
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• The IRS Scandal, Day 1203 (Aug. 24, 2016) 
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1202 (Aug. 23, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 1201 (Aug. 22, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1101-1200 (May 14, 2016 - Aug. 21, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1001-1100 (Feb. 4, 2016 - May 13, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 901-1000 (Oct. 27, 2015 - Feb. 3, 2016)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 801-900 (July 19, 2015 - Oct. 26, 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)
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