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They themselves made a decision that was overtly non-partisan and non-ideological and neutral on the ideological part of it, nobody would be peeping about this really, but the fact that they put this ideological spin on it themselves, yeah, this isnt over. michael isikoff, nbc news investigative correspondent, mike, thanks very much for helping us with it. >> appreciate, it rachel. >> one of the things to watch for tom, the big bottom line, none of the groups targeted by the irs got their applic...

Investigative correspondent. mike, thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rachel. >> one of the things i wanted to ask you about the ig report lays out irs criteria for who to target, how to target scrutiny for these applications using a bolo which is an acronym for be on the lookout. >> right. >> can you explain that? >> that was one of the most delicious parts of the report in reading it. i mean, weve all heard of bolos when the fbi issues them for terrorists or bank robbers. i was not aw...

Troubling, even if it was a little amusing, but beyond that the report -- you cut through all the bureaucratic language and its pretty blistering. the people who did this in cincinnati, the determinations unit, didnt even understand what the rules were for tax-exempt organizations. the report says that -- on multiple -- in multiple passages, and these are the people making these decisions. the inappropriate criteria using tea party, tea party-like names in it lasts for 18 months. the high level ...

Is equated with watergate. quite honestly, they dont know what they are talking about. >> dan rather, having you here is the best perspective that i get ever whenever youre here. thank you so much for being here. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> i should tell you dan rathers latest report "dan rather report" on axss if tv "operation streamline" airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. on axs. if youre counting a big number is now up to 12. big news for minnesota straight ahead. i had some lebanese food for l...

Reported that the government was not just demanding that reporters reveal their confidential sources and threatening to put them in jail if they did not, they were secretly going through journalist phone records trying to figure out journalist sources that way. according to a senior federal law enforcement official the incoming and outgoing numbers were being monitored by the government as part of a widespread leak investigation. the title of that article was "federal source to abc news, we know...

Finally get the inspector generals report that purports to explain what happened. were still combing through all of the details, but one of the things this report seems to address is the question of whose big idea this was anyway. according to the report released tonight, quote, officials stated that the criteria were not influenced by any individual or organization outside the irs. within the last hour, president obama has released a statement calling the reports findings, quote, intolerable an...