White House senior aides knew details of IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama, spokesman says

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Washington Post: Senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, learned last month about a review by the Treasury Departments inspector general into whether the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but they did not inform President Obama, the White House said Monday.

The acknowledgement is the White Houses latest disclosure in a piecemeal, sometimes confusing release of details concerning the extent to which White House officials knew of the IGs findings that IRS officials engaged in the inappropriate targeting of conservative non-profits for heightened scrutiny. Previously, the White House said counsel Kathryn Ruemmler did not learn about the final results of the investigation until the week of April 22nd, and had not disclosed that McDonough and other aides had also been told about the investigation. On Monday, White House Spokesman Jay Carney said a member of Ruemmlers staff learned of the probe the week of April 16; Ruemmler learned of the investigation on April 24th; and after that point she informed the chief of staff and other aides about the probes findings.

The White House has said President Obama did not learn of the IRSs actions until he saw news reports on the matter earlier this month.

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