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Fake scandal? No, that's re-writing history. Obama suggested the IRS target his enemies, mostly conservative groups, and the IRS did exactly that. The only thing fake about it is the news reports calling the scandal "fake."

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Do you have sources on Obama suggesting that?

Otherwise it's just a very baseless claim about an otherwise well documented problem about a few IRS bureaucrats. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy )

Obama appointees, yes, thanks to discovery pursued by Judicial Watch:

http://www.breitbart.com/irs/2017/03/13/fitton-obama-irs-sca...

No, I don't. I should have said Obama Administration, because I don't know from where the order came. That's a good call on your part. I'll see if I can edit. Edit: no I can't edit that post. Obama himself may be guilty only of not placing the best people at the IRS.

I argue we should know more about this but don't because "oh, it's fake." ... And because of the deleted evidence.

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