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Democrat: IRS testimony shows no White House involvement
Source: Reuters
Democrat: IRS testimony shows no White House involvement
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON | Sun Jun 9, 2013 12:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - A conservative Republican overseeing Internal Revenue Service screeners in Cincinnati told congressional investigators that he does not believe the White House was behind IRS scrutiny of conservative groups, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.
Representative Elijah Cummings, top Democrat on the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is conducting the probe, said excepts of the IRS manager's interview with investigators shows the agency set aside "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups to ensure that treatment of their applications for tax-exempt status was consistent.
"Very significant," Cummings told CNN's "State of the Union" program. "He is a conservative Republican working for the IRS. I think this interview and these statements go a long way toward showing that the White House was not involved in this."
"Based upon everything I've seen, the case is solved. And if it were me, I would wrap this case up and move on," he added.
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By David Morgan
WASHINGTON | Sun Jun 9, 2013 12:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - A conservative Republican overseeing Internal Revenue Service screeners in Cincinnati told congressional investigators that he does not believe the White House was behind IRS scrutiny of conservative groups, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.
Representative Elijah Cummings, top Democrat on the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is conducting the probe, said excepts of the IRS manager's interview with investigators shows the agency set aside "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups to ensure that treatment of their applications for tax-exempt status was consistent.
"Very significant," Cummings told CNN's "State of the Union" program. "He is a conservative Republican working for the IRS. I think this interview and these statements go a long way toward showing that the White House was not involved in this."
"Based upon everything I've seen, the case is solved. And if it were me, I would wrap this case up and move on," he added.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/09/us-usa-irs-scrutiny-idUSBRE9580A820130609
