Emails: IRS official sought audit of GOP senator

In a statement, Grassley's office said the senator did not attend the event, and did not receive any invitation intended for Lerner. "This kind of thing fuels the deep concerns many people have about political targeting by the IRS and by officials at the highest levels," Grassley said. "It's very troubling that a simple clerical mix-up could get a taxpayer immediately referred for an IRS exam without any due diligence from agency officials."  John Hames shared with you:   Emails: IRS official sought audit of GOP senator Yahoo! News - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional investigators have uncovered emails showing that a former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the tea party investigation sought an audit of a Republican senator in December 2012. Available on the App Store.

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