Politics

Veteran IRS Lawyer: Political Appointees Intervened in Tea Party Application Screening

Recently retired tax law specialist

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A veteran IRS lawyer testified on Thursday that officials from a Washington office led by a political appointee intervened in the screening of Tea Party applications, saying publicly for the first time the IRS chief counsel's office was involved in the controversial program. 

Carter Hull, a recently retired tax law specialist, gave his first-hand account during testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.