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Orrin Hatch: “In one of the darkest moments in modern political history, President Nixon sought to use the IRS to target his political…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2014
In one of the darkest moments in modern political history, President Nixon sought to use the IRS to target his political enemies.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch compares current IRS actions to Nixon's political targeting.

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