May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON — Don't look for the outcry (click here) over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.
Three congressional committees are investigating, and the FBI is looking into potential civil rights violations at the IRS, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
Other potential crimes include making false statements to authorities and violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities, Holder said.
President Barack Obama said Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew had asked for and accepted Steven T. Miller's resignation. Obama is expected to name a new acting commissioner by the end of this week....
