Treasury: IRS Targeted 292 Tea Party Groups, Just 6 “Progressive” Groups

FILE – In this June 6, 2013 file photo, acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Werfel unveils his plan to fix an agency besieged by scandal. President Barack Obama ordered Werfel to conduct a 30-day review of the IRS when he appointed him last month. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

From the very beginning Republicans have been refuting the Democrats’ claim that the IRS targeted leftist groups as well as conservatives. Speaking of scrutiny, let’s see if that claim holds up to a little extra scrutiny. I promise, it will not be as intrusive as the IRS scrutiny of Tea Party and other conservative groups.