{"id":7805,"date":"2025-03-31T23:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7805"},"modified":"2025-03-31T23:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T23:22:26","slug":"irs-official-linked-to-obama-era-tea-party-scandal-leading-major-tax-division-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7805","title":{"rendered":"IRS Official Linked to Obama-Era Tea Party Scandal Leading Major Tax Division: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A government watchdog group wants a key person at the Internal Revenue Service who was involved in the Obama-era scandal of the agency targeting political opponents to be fired after learning of her new position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7806\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/469580231_122116840868604272_4254552163620985915_n-3-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" 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2012, where conservative groups who wanted tax-exempt status so they could stump for Republicans were subjected to approval delays and additional scrutiny that was not applied to progressive groups seeking the same status.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7063311234970495\" data-ad-slot=\"2702911965\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_1_host\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_1\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" 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