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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

White House: 'Entirely appropriate' that senior staff didn't tell Obama about IRS probe

Brian Hughes May 20, 2013
Senior White House officials knew for nearly a month that the Internal Revenue Service was under investigation for targeting conservative groups, but they decided not to tell President Obama about the incident, the White House said Monday.  The admission shows the White House knew about the IRS activities and investigation earlier than previously acknowledged.
Once White House officials were told of the probe, the president’s chief counsel, Kathy Ruemmler, determined the issue was not worthy of bringing to Obama’s attention until the final report of the investigation was complete, White House press secretary Jay Carney said.  The White House still insists Obama first learned from news reports that the IRS was targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status….To Read More…

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