IRS Provided Confidential Info On 31 Conservative Groups to Leftist Front Org. ProPublica

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IRS sent confidential info on conservatives to liberal nonprofit ProPublica

Patrick Howley

Investigative Reporter

The division of the Internal Revenue Service that improperly scrutinized the tax-exempt status of conservative groups sent confidential information on 31 conservative groups to the well-funded liberal nonprofit journalism organization ProPublica, according to a revelation made by ProPublica Monday.

“The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year,” according to the ProPublica report.
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