The IRS Scandal, Day 1632: Department Of Justice Settles Tea Party Targeting Cases For Millions And An Apology

Wall Street Journal, Administration Agrees to Settle Tea-Party Suits Against IRS:

The Trump administration on Thursday said it has agreed to pay between $1 million and $10 million to settle lawsuits against the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea-party groups in the Obama era, saying in court documents that the IRS “admits that its treatment...was wrong.”

The Justice Department entered into proposed settlements with groups that alleged in 2013 they had been subject to discriminatory treatment in applying for tax-exempt status. The move largely puts an end to a saga that had engulfed the IRS for years.

In a settlement filed in federal court in Washington, which still must be approved by a judge, the Justice Department said the IRS “expresses its sincere apology” and was “fully committed” to not subjecting groups for additional review “solely on the name or policy positions of such entity.”

• Axios, Tea Party Groups to Get "Substantial" Payout Over IRS Scandal, Lawyer Says
• Cincinnati Enquirer, IRS Settles Tea Party Cases For Millions and an Apology
• Daily Caller, Justice Department Agrees To Pay Tea Party Victims In Obama IRS Targeting Scandal
• Fox News, Trump DOJ Settles Lawsuits Over Tea Party Targeting by Obama IRS
• The Hill, DOJ Settles Tea Party Groups' Lawsuits Over IRS Scrutiny
• Legal Insurrection, IRS Apologizes for Targeting Conservative Groups
• USA Today, Justice Department Settles IRS Lawsuits From 400 Conservative Groups Claiming Discrimination
• U.S. News & World Report, Justice Department Settles With Conservative Groups Over IRS Scrutiny
• Washington Free Beacon, Conservatives Targeted by IRS Celebrate Settlement
• Washington Times, Justice Department Admits IRS Wrongdoing, Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement With Tea Party Groups

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• The IRS Scandal, Day 1610: Inspector General Says IRS Gave Extra Scrutiny To Liberal Groups, Undermining GOP Claims Of Ideological Targeting Of Conservative Groups By IRS (Oct. 5, 2017)
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