In an Aug. 27 briefing, an administration official told some reporters Koch Industries didn't pay any income tax. The problem is Koch Industries is a privately held enterprise and doesn't file public financial records. Koch Industries is also owned by two libertarian brothers who fund conservative causes. President Obama has previously singled out the Koch brothers for criticism. Tax records are private and can not be disclosed or used for political reasons. At the request of Republicans, a federal inspector general is now instigating.
The Washington Times reported:
A federal inspector general is looking into whether the Obama administration used confidential taxpayer information in an effort to attack a political opponent, Koch Industries.
The review was revealed Tuesday by Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, two weeks after he and a handful of other top Senate Republicans called for the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax issues to look into the matter, saying either administration officials had illegal access to taxpayer information or were inappropriately speculating in public about the company’s tax status.
This appears to be another example of Chicago-style politics.
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The picture says it all, "Corrupt to the Core"
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