IRS ASKED FOR FACEBOOK POSTS, READING LISTS, PRIVATE THOUGHTS

The Internal Revenue Service asked tea party groups to see donor rolls.
It asked for printouts of Facebook posts.

And it asked what books people were reading.

A POLITICO review of documents from 11 tea party and conservative groups that the IRS scrutinized in 2012 shows the agency wanted to know everything — in some cases, it even seemed curious what members were thinking. The review included interviews with groups or their representatives from Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas and elsewhere.

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