Key aide in IRS' Tea Party targeting controversy put on leave after allegations of new anti-GOP effort

Key aide in IRS' Tea Party targeting controversy put on leave after allegations of new anti-GOP effort

IRS Deputy Commissioner Holly Paz, former deputy to Lois Lerner, placed on leave amid Republican concerns over politicization of pass-through business audit unit.

EDITORIAL: Trump’s IRS house cleaning must be just the start

President Donald Trump’s decisive action to put employees implicated in one of the worst weaponization scandals in American history on leave is a victory for fairness and accountability. The recent administrative leave of Holly Paz, a key figure in the 2013 Tea Party targeting controversy, underscores the persistent politicization within the IRS. Paz’s involvement in a new sub-department auditing pass-through businesses, with strong anti-conserv…

Lois Lerner’s Deputy Finally Removed at IRS Decades After Tea Party Targeting Scandal.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Holly Paz, a former deputy to Lois Lerner during the Obama-era IRS targeting scandal, was placed on leave following concerns raised by lawmakers over the politicization of a new IRS sub-department she was leading.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Holly Paz, former IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Joni Ernst, Rep. Lloyd Smucker, and current IRS Commissioner Billy Long.WHEN & WHERE: Paz was placed on leave last…

Key aide in IRS’ Tea Party targeting controversy put on leave after allegations of new anti-GOP effort

A former deputy to Lois Lerner — who oversaw the IRS division accused of targeting conservative groups during the Obama years — was placed on leave after lawmakers raised alarms that a new sub-department she was leading was becoming politicized. In 2013, Lerner was hauled before Congress, where it was revealed her agency had wrongfully scrutinized tax-exempt applications related to the phrases ‘Tea Party,’ ‘9/12’ and ‘Constitution.’ The Treasury…

Key aide in IRS’ Tea Party targeting controversy put on leave after allegations of new anti-GOP effort – Your Capital Minds

A former deputy to Lois Lerner — who oversaw the IRS division accused of targeting conservative groups during the Obama years — was placed on leave after lawmakers raised alarms that a new sub-department she was leading was becoming politicized. In 2013, Lerner was hauled before Congress, where it was revealed her agency had wrongfully scrutinized tax-exempt applications related to the phrases ‘Tea Party,’ ‘9/12’ and ‘Constitution.’ The Treasury…