Wall Street Journal - New House GOP Report Reignites IRS Scandal
By John D. Mckinnon, WSJ.com
A new report by House Republicans concludes that former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner engaged in wide-ranging, politically motivated efforts to hamper conservatives' use of tax-exempt organizations.
The report by Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Ms. Lerner "believed the political participation of tax-exempt organizations harmed Democratic candidates, she believed something needed to be done, and she directed action from her unit at the IRS.". . .
"It's clear the IRS intentionally waged a battle against conservative 501(c)(4)'s, violating their rights of freedom of speech and association, because it had an ideological disagreement with the Supreme Court and with the tea party," said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the conservative American Center for Law & Justice, which is suing the IRS on behalf of 41 organizations. "It's not the job of the IRS to overrule the Supreme Court, and it's not the job of the IRS to crush political movements its leaders dislike.". . .