Trump Ordered To Pay Stormy Daniels $44K In Legal Fees

That “IRS scandal” was pure Republican shenanigans and you should be ashamed for even considering it as a “scandal” at all. The whole deal was the by-product of a GOP claim that the IRS “targeted” conservative groups over 501(c)(3) applications. You know what those are, right? Applications for NON-PROFIT status so these groups could get out of paying taxes while doing nothing but spewing right-wing propaganda (a genuine application is supposed to allow groups engaging in EDUCATING people about issues). The whole thing began after THOUSANDS of applications were received–mostly by TEA Party groups and affiliates–in the course of TWO YEARS, and with a vast majority of them openly using “TEA Party” or some form of the “TEA” phrase as part of the group name. Additionally, states with minuscule populations like North Dakota and Kansas were the base for DOZENS of these groups (and larger states like Ohio and Florida had HUNDREDS of these groups) filing applications. But, for some unfathomable reason, GOP Congresscritters could NOT understand why the IRS (the organization in charge of collecting the nation’s taxes) might be a bit skeptical over the claims of THOUSANDS of applications from groups whose SOLE motive was to preach how they’d been “Taxed Enough Already.” (The fact that the vast majority of these groups were backed by the Koch Brothers–whose name just happened to be mentioned on the applications–was also just a little bit concerning.) Also, it should be remembered that the IRS pointed out that liberal/progressive groups were targeted and investigated at the same RATE (it’s just there were far fewer of these groups filing applications compared to the conservative groups).

Also, you’re really using CNN as a source? The same network that wouldn’t give Obama a break as President (not even in the “honeymoon” period) and would get 2 or 3 GOP responses to every single utterance by the Obama administration (and typically, the responses would be lengthier and less likely to be edited for broadcast purposes).

As for “Fast and Furious,” the GOP was more than willing to OVERLOOK what Dubya’s administration had done while seeking to target the Obama administration’s behavior. (Incidentally, the GOP Congresscritters have a less-than-stellar record when it comes to a key aspect of what was at the heart of Dubya’s “Operation Wide Receiver” and the “Fast & Furious” deal: Straw purchasing. That’s when some “reputable” person goes in and buys guns and turns around and gives/sells them to criminals. The GOP won’t do anything about it because the NRA tells them it interferes with “legitimate” gun purchases by “law-abiding citizens.”)