IRS spied on tea party after granting tax-exempt status
By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin
-The Washington Times Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Acting director says he is troubled by Lerner
Republicans investigating the IRS targeting scandal said Wednesday that the agency continued to conduct secret surveillance on tea party groups even after approving them for tax-exempt status.
Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel said he shut down the monitoring program after he found out about it, and said he has halted all audits of tax-exempt organizations based on political activity as he tries to get a handle on the embattled agency.