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President Barack Obama did not know about the issue until it was revealed by an IRS official at a conference of lawyers on 10 May, the same day the controversy became public.
Improper terms
However the Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Office of the White House Counsel and its head, Kathryn Ruemmler, were told by Treasury Department lawyers in the week of 22 April that a report was nearing completion which showed some IRS employees used terms like ‘tea party’ and ‘patriot’ improperly.
Investigation
The events have split opinion with some criticising the president’s management style and others praising counsel for not releasing the news while the investigation was still on-going.
Senior White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer said the matter ‘was handled in the exact appropriate way’ as the office should not be ‘involved’ in the investigation.
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