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James Traficant: just days after Paula Jones rejected a settlement and her lawyers deserted her, the IRS has slammed Paula Jones with an…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
just days after Paula Jones rejected a settlement and her lawyers deserted her, the IRS has slammed Paula Jones with an audit. Now, if that does not seem strange, check this out: Paula Jones has no income. Paula's husband makes $37,000. They do not own a home. They rent. They have two children and only own one car. Now tell me, Mr. Speaker, how many families of such meager means get audited? The IRS says, ``Wait a minute. The IRS did not target Paula Jones.'' The IRS says, ``We have nothing to do with the White House, and the IRS never has political targets.'' Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. Let us tell it like it is. The IRS did not just target Paula Jones. The IRS is nuking Paula Jones because of the sensitive politics involved. I say Congress should target the IRS and straighten those bunch of henchmen out.

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Addressing the IRS audit of Paula Jones amid her legal battles.

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