L.A. Times - GOP Seeks to Oust Head of Probe Into IRS Audits of Conservative Groups
By Richard A. Serrano, LATimes.com
The head of a criminal probe into allegations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups and tea party supporters personally donated a total of $6,750 to President Obama's election campaign and the Democratic National Committee, spurring Republicans to call for her removal.
Republicans said Thursday that political contributions by Barbara Bosserman, a prosecutor in the Justice Department's civil rights division, raised questions about her objectivity and the integrity of the investigation into the IRS. . . .
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which is suing the IRS on behalf of organizations allegedly targeted with audits, said Bosserman's appointment was "disturbing" and "put politics right in the middle of what is supposed to be an independent investigation.". . .