IRS Chief Met With White House More Than Any Cabinet Member

May 30, 2013

The Daily Caller has compiled new damning evidence that shows the White House and the IRS working together closely during Obama’s presidency while the IRS was targeting conservative political groups for extra scrutiny. In fact, IRS Chief Douglas Shulman lodged more public visits to the White House than any Cabinet member:

Publicly released records show that embattled former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, more recorded visits than even the most trusted membersof the president’s Cabinet.

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Shulman’s extensive access to the White House first came to light during his testimony last week before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Shulman gave assorted answers when asked why he had visited the White House 118 times during the period that the IRS was targeting tea party and conservative nonprofits for extra scrutiny and delays on their tax-exempt applications.

By contrast, Shulman’s predecessor Mark Everson only visited the White House once during four years of service in the George W. Bush administration and compared the IRS’s remoteness from the president to “Siberia.”

This begs the question: “What were the White House and IRS Chief Doug Shulman discussing during his 157 visits?