And I have a strong hunch that Obama knew about the investigation of IRS bullying too. And probably a lot more.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to earlier Obama administration statements.Related post:
But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said staffers didn't tell President Obama the bombshell was coming and that the West Wing did nothing to interfere with the audit or the report before its release.
"The cardinal rule," Carney said, “is that you do not intervene in an independent investigation, and you do not do anything that would give such an appearance. ... And that's the doctrine we followed."
Since an Inspector General's report on the matter was released last week, Republicans have been trying to figure out how long the Obama administration has known about the allegations -- and, in particular, whether the president was aware of the irregularities while running for reelection in 2012.
Michael Dukakis in 1988: "A fish rots from the head first"
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