House Oversight Committee Staff Report: Contrary to Claims of Democrats and Media (But I Repeat Myself), NO Progressive Groups Received Elevated Scrutiny In Pursuing Their Non-Profit Status

The report seems to be saying that while some Progressive groups were given a second look, it was due to specific flags coming up in the course of the normal application process, flags that would have gotten a second look in any situation.

Thus, while Democrats and the media (but I repeat myself again) can point to this progressive group or that one being scrutinized, it's not because progressive groups were generally being given additional scrutiny.

Tea Party groups, on the other hand, got scrutiny just for being Tea Party groups.

I think that's what they're trying to say.

“Only seven applications in the IRS backlog contained the word ‘progressive,’ all of which were then approved by the IRS, while Tea Party groups received unprecedented review and experienced years-long delays. While some liberal-oriented groups were singled out for scrutiny, evidence shows it was due to non-political reasons,” according to the Oversight staff report, which was obtained by The Daily Caller.

“[T]he Administration and congressional Democrats have seized upon the notion that the IRS’s targeting was not just limited to conservative applicants,” the report states. “These Democratic claims are flat-out wrong and have no basis in any thorough examination of the facts[."]

Thanks to @johnekdahl.

posted by Ace at 03:13 PM

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