Several Internal Revenue Service executives, those who wielded great authority and are now accused of targeting conservatives because of their faith and political perspectives, have been added to a lawsuit over the discrimination and harassment that resulted from their political use of the tax agency.
The announcement comes from the American Center for Law and Justice, which earlier sued the government on behalf of dozens of conservative organizations that applied for tax-status with the IRS, but saw those applications delayed and or denied because of their beliefs.
The key individuals within the IRS, those who allegedly used their authority in the campaign against the conservatives, include former IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, IRS Chief Counsel William Wilkins, former Tax Exempt Division chief Sarah Hall Ingram, Tax Exempt Division Commissioner Joseph Grant, acting manager Michael Seto...
