"Lois Lerner’s political beliefs led to tea party and conservative groups receiving disparate and unfair treatment when applying for non-profit status, according to a detailed report compiled by the Senate Finance Committee.
...As the report notes, Lois Lerner became aware in April or May of 2010 that the IRS Exempt Organizations (EO) division had begun receiving a high number of applications from Tea Party organizations.
But as the backlog of applicants increased, Lerner added “more layers of review and raised hurdles for applicants to clear.”
...In contrast, progressive or non-affiliated applicants faced a timely review process.
Indeed, the IRS was willing and able to quickly approve high profile non-tea party applicants:
“Although applications from the Tea Party and conservative organizations languished at the IRS, this was not the case for all groups that applied.
In cases where the IRS wanted to act quickly, it did – particularly for other high-profile applications that attracted political attention.”"
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