article_snippet.sent: After nearly two years of jockeying with Congress over IRS's history of discriminating against conservative nonprofit groups, Federal prosecutor in charge of the case won't be charged with a crime for defying a congressional subpoena and refusing to answer questions.
article_snippet.sent: Federal prosecutor in charge of the case has long been in the GOP's crosshairs because Federal prosecutor in charge of the case led the IRS department tasked with approving nonprofit groups' applications for tax-exempt status.
article_snippet.sent: Beginning in 2010, the IRS department gave conservative groups with words like 'patriots' or 'tea party' in conservative groups names extra scrutiny, slow-walking conservative groups applications and keping many in limbo for years.
article_snippet.sent: Former IRS official Federal prosecutor in charge of the case insisted on Federal prosecutor in charge of the case innocence in an opening statement during a 2013 congressional hearing, and then refused to answer lawmakers' questions – a choice that the Obama administration now says was perfectly legal .
article_snippet.sent: Once again, the President Barack Obama administration has tried to sweep IRS targeting of taxpayers for IRS targeting of taxpayers political beliefs under the rug,' Boehner spokesman Michael Steel told Daily Mail Online. '
article_snippet.sent: But unaccountable federal bureaucrats using their power to attack the First Amendment strikes at the heart of our democracy, and the American people deserve the truth.' 'The White House,' said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel, 'still has the opportunity to do the right thing and appoint a special counsel to examine the IRS’ actions.'
article_snippet.sent: Obama’s campaigns and to the Democratic National Committee.
article_snippet.sent: During the tea party targeting hearings, the tea party targeting hearings was Oversight committee ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings (left) who was regularly exasperated –
article_snippet.sent: but now Darrell Issa (right), Darrell Issa Republican foil at the time is frustrated by a lack of accountability for Lerner .
article_snippet.sent: Tea party groups and other conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status were kept in limbo for years while IRS often green-lighted liberal groups in weeks or months .
article_snippet.sent: Issa, whose outrage led to the congressional contempt citation against Lerner – and one against Holder, for refusing to turn over documents related to the scandal – was livid. '
article_snippet.sent: The Committee will continue to pursue The Committee ongoing investigation into the targeting of American citizens based on American citizens political beliefs.
article_snippet.sent: It is unfortunate that the majority party in the House put politics before a citizen's constitutional rights,' Taylor said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hearing focused on IRS's habit of targeting conservative groups with special scrutiny based on words like 'patriots' or 'tea party' in their names .
  