Higher-Ups Knew of IRS Case : Hearing Shows Obama Administration Officials Were Told in June 2012 of Probe Into Tea-Party Targeting

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The Internal Revenue Service's watchdog told top Treasury officials around June 2012 he was investigating allegations the tax agency had targeted conservative groups, for the first time indicating that Obama administration officials were aware of the explosive matter in the midst of the president's re-election campaign.