Fox News - Tennessee Activist: IRS Told Me ‘Superiors’ Gave Guidance on Screening Conservative Groups

By Judson Berger, FoxNews.com

The founder of a conservative group in Tennessee said Tuesday that an IRS agent in Cincinnati told him in late 2011 that their "superiors" were providing guidance on how to screen Tea Party and other organizations -- an account that appears to contradict claims that the practice was limited to low-level staffers in Ohio.

Kevin Kookogey, who launched Linchpins of Liberty in early 2011 and is still awaiting IRS approval for tax-exempt status, told FoxNews.com he doesn't buy the explanation that the program was limited to a few "rogue agents."

Based on his conversation with the Ohio employee, Kookogey said the Cincinnati office was clearly awaiting instructions "from outside.". . .

Jay Sekulow, chief counsel with the ACLJ, told FoxNews.com that the claim this was limited to an Ohio office was "incorrect as a matter of fact."

"These are not low-level agents," he said, adding that his clients may consider taking the IRS to court and suing for damages. He said his clients had to provide "tens of thousands of pages of documents" to the IRS as they petitioned for tax-exempt status. . . .

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