5 questions on the IRS debacle

It all started Friday, when an IRS official — in an apparently off-handed remark — acknowledged and apologized for wrongly targeting conservative groups seeking nonprofit status.  A firestorm quickly ensued and only deepened over the weekend with revelations that senior IRS officials have known about the targeting practice for several years. Republicans, meanwhile, are calling for additional investigations. Here are five big questions on the rapidly evolving scandal: 1. What did senior IRS officials know; when did they know it; and were any laws broken?

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