Prosecutors have sought phone records from reporters before, but the seizure of records from such a wide array of AP offices, including general AP switchboards numbers and an office-wide shared fax line, is unusual. In the letter notifying the AP received Friday, the Justice Department offered no explanation for the seizure, according to Pruitt’s letter … Read more

Previous Presidents, including great ones like Roosevelt, have used the IRS against their enemies. But I don’t think Barack Obama ever wanted to be on the same page as Richard Nixon. In this specific case, he now is. Joe Klein on the IRS scandal. Ouch.