White House aides shielded Obama on IRS
White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler.
The counsel’s office wanted to ensure that the president could not be accused of meddling in an ongoing investigation. This account of how the White House tried to deal with the inquiry shows how carefully Obama’s top aides were trying to shield him from any second-term scandal that might swamp his agenda or, worse, jeapordize his presidency.
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