Holder Denies Cruz’s Request for Special Prosecutor in IRS Targeting

Photo Credit: DonkeyHoteyAttorney General Eric Holder has denied Sen. Ted Cruz’s demand for a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS’s targeting of tea party groups – a rejection the Texas Republican is slamming as “the height of hypocrisy” by the Obama administration.

The tea party favorite had called for the appointment on Jan. 22, writing the nation’s top prosecutor that it had been eight months “since both you and President Obama professed outrage at the IRS’s wrongful conduct,” and yet no legal action had been taken.

But in a March 10 reply, the Department of Justice curtly asserted “such an appointment is not warranted” because the case doesn’t present a conflict of interest, adding that “career prosecutors and law-enforcement professionals” were conducting the probe.

“The Department remains committed to integrity and fairness in all of its law-enforcement efforts, without regard to politics,” the letter stated. It was signed by Peter Kadzik, principal deputy assistant attorney general.

Republicans have pointed out the investigator in the Justice department probe is a partisan donor to President Obama and Democratic causes.

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