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Giving back to us they get a briefing they don't bother to tell us this, is why you heard from senator hatch. he said look. this is not telling the truth. a lie by omission. they didn't tell members of congress requested information. this means a course of american people didn't hear bit. i means practice was not shut down as it could have been. >> pretty shocking developments. senator let me play for you the treasury ig says top washington officials, top, knew about this list as early as june, 2011. let me play this for to you get your reaction. >> for may 2010, may 2010 a team of specialists...

They get a full briefing they don't bother to tell us. this is why you heard from senator hatch, he said look, this is not telling the truth. he said it was lie by omission, they knew what was going on yet they didn't tell members of congress. this means that the american people didn't hear about it. it means that it was not checked like it could have been. >> sean: shocking development. senator thune, the treasury i.g. says the top official knew about this enemies' list as early as june 2011. >> from may 2010 through may of 2012 a team of specialists referred to as the determination unit sele...

>> so i did that. i asked the senior technical adviser to do that in late march, march 23rd, 26th, something like that, and she and her team came back to talk to me in may, and subsequent to that, i'm sure i informed the commissioner, but the commissioner was aware of the letters as well. >> did you inform anyone other than the commissioner at that time? >> you mean up the chain? >> yes. >> i don't believe some of. >> or the inspector general? >> the inspector general was aware of it and was looking into it at that time. >> okay. were of was there a time that you were aware of the inspector ge...

Selecting tea party and other organizations for review in early 2010, from may 2010 to may of 2012, a team of irs specialists in cincinnati, ohio, referred to as the determinations unit. selected 298 cases for additional krut snoscrutiny. the first time officials in washington, d.c. became aware was june 2011, with some executives not becoming aware until april or may of 2012. the inappropriate criteria remained in effect for 22 months. after learning of the inappropriate criteria, the director changed the criteria in jewel july 2011. however, cincinnati staff changed the criteria back to targ...

And how you hear every word that the president or door any says. >> bret: let's break this down. first to the irs which seem to be getting lots of attention on both sides of the aisle. the i.g. report, we obtained it late in the afternoon. may 2010, the determination begin developing a spreadsheet that would be known as be on the lookout listing, bolo listing that was key tea party applications. it begin training specialists on issues to be aware of including tea party cases. by july 2010, determination management stated it had requested that specialists to be on lookout for tea party applicat...