Let’s compare & contrast Trump’s Ukraine “scandal” to Obama’s IRS targeting scandal – IOTW Report

Let’s compare & contrast Trump’s Ukraine “scandal” to Obama’s IRS targeting scandal

And see which is a more grave assault upon America’s sainted democratic institutions.

Via Thread:
Tom Elliott
@tomselliott

Let’s compare & contrast Trump’s Ukraine “scandal” to Obama’s IRS targeting scandal and see which is a more grave assault upon America’s sainted democratic institutions. 1/ 

On Ukraine, Democrats’ worst case scenario is that Trump pursued a one-time political transaction where he’d exchange foreign aid for an investigation that might embarrass a potential 2020 opponent. 2/ 

Now, how about a refresher on the IRS scandal? 3/ 

In the run-up to the 2012 presidential campaign, the IRS began a coordinated effort explicitly purposed to help Obama’s re-election. The IRS, for example, leaked conservative groups’ confidential tax info to the progressive org, ProPublica. 4/

 Internal documents show the IRS, in reviewing applications from conservative groups, described anti-Obama rhetoric as “propaganda.” In addition to having tax-exempt applications intentionally delayed, many of these same conservatives were audited by the IRS. 5/

 The campaign also went after Obama’s critics. St. Louis reporter Larry Conners gave Obama a challenging interview, and was soon “hammered” with IRS audits. The same happened to author Anne Hendershott, who’d reported on fake Catholic groups that were supporting ObamaCare. 6/

 Evidence showed it was broader than just one agency. Catherine Engelbrecht, a Texas businesswoman who criticized the administration, was attacked by the IRS, FBI, OSHA, and even ATF. 7/

 Recall, the IRS was not going rogue in targeting conservative groups; the White House and Senate Democrats — during public remarks — explicitly told them to. Emails show the IRS discussed confidential taxpayer information with WH officials during the 2012 campaign. 8/ 

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11 Comments on Let’s compare & contrast Trump’s Ukraine “scandal” to Obama’s IRS targeting scandal

  1. Democrats already know they are hell bent on destroying the Constitution and the US as a free republic. Just like the Bible says satan can recite scripture, democrats only mention the Constitution when it’s expedient for them to lie about someone else not following it.

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  2. There was no Obama IRS scandal. There was no smoking gun, no one lost their job, no arrests, no change in policies, there was only a massive right wing folie a deux fanned by Fox News.

  3. Progressive Libertine…LOL…a repetitive name, an example of a synonym, is it necessary to use the adjective DUMB before the word Democrat ?..But an astute recognition that there were no jobs lost, no arrests , no change of policy, in short, a pluperfect crime in that discovery of their fowl deeds followed their proven innocence..I believe that many will be surprised when the round ups begin..

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  4. Count me among the ones that will be surprised when any round ups begin……because justice delayed is justice denied. If they die of old age…. so will I.

    And I don’t see anyone possessing the righteousness or the will to employ a guillotine. Or a catapult into a volcano.

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  5. Libertine Progressive..True, it is as if the entire nasty matter took place in a vacuum and we know what happens to flying birds in a vacuum. A crime was not committed because no one was punished…Kafka would have loved this..

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