During Rose Garden Press Conference, Obama Refuses To Apologize For Secretly Seizing AP Phone Records, Shifts Blame To Congress For Benghazi Security Lapses, And Dodges Question About White House IRS Knowledge -- Daily Mail
* Assailed by questions over three scandals engulfing White House during Rose Garden press conference with Turkish Prime Minister
* Would not say whether anyone in his West Wing knew about the IRS targeting of the Tea Party before last week
* Offered 'no apologies' for DoJ secretly seizing phone records of Associated Press reporters over intelligence leak
* Admitted 'lessons needed to be learned' from Benghazi but said it was up to Congress to approve more money for military to provide extra security in hotspots abroad
President Barack Obama dodged questions Thursday about the IRS's targeting of conservative groups, shifted responsibility for the Benghazi attack to Congress, and said 'I offer no apologies' for the Department of Justice's secret seizure of reporter's phone records in search of a classified intelligence leak.
In a rain-soaked Rose Garden press conference originally intended to be a victory lap for the United States' relationship with Turkey, Obama stood alongside Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and fielded questions which quickly shifted to the trio of scandals that are engulfing his administration.
Beginning in 2010, Obama's IRS targeted a list of approximately 300 tea party-related and other conservative groups for aggressive scrutiny following their applications for tax-exempt status.
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More News And Coverage On The IRS 'Scandal'
Republicans Keep Up Pressure on White House Over IRS Scandal -- Voice of America
Obama names acting IRS chief, denies knowledge of IRS report -- NBC
Obama names budget official Werfel as acting IRS head -- Reuters
IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office -- ABC News
Second top IRS official out as scandal over targeting of Tea Party groups rages on -- Daily Mail
Second Top IRS Official Quits as GOP Scrutiny Rises -- Wall Street Journal
Second IRS official out after Tea Party scandal, as outgoing commissioner faces Congress -- FOX News
If White House counsel knew about IRS abuses weeks ago - and didn't tell Obama - she should resign -- FOX News
White House counsel should resign if she knew about IRS abuses -- Lanny J. Davis, The Hill
This Is No Ordinary Scandal -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
More News And Coverage On The AP Wiretapping Story
Obama defends leak probes as necessary for security, calls for balance with press freedom. -- AP
Obama: ‘No apologies’ for leaks investigation -- Washington Post
Obama Has 'Complete Confidence' In Attorney General Holder -- NPR
More mystery over AP subpoenas process at Justice Department -- Politico
Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena -- AP
Holder facing liberal backlash over AP records grab -- FOX News
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Court Order to Seize Phone Records -- Threat Level
Holder’s recusal and the leak investigation are unprecedented -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
How to avoid another Justice raid on reporter phone records -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
More News And Coverage On Benghazi
Benghazi e-mails unleash flood of questions -- USA Today
Obama administration regroups to counter Benghazi criticism -- CNN
The Benghazi Emails: Talking Points Changed at State Dept.'s Request -- ABC News
Pickering, Mullen reject request to testify on Benghazi in private -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
GOP lawmakers increasingly in favor of special investigative committee -- Washington Free Beacon
Democrats: Enough with Benghazi, already -- CBS
Former Obama official on Benghazi: ‘Press has been so lazy, it’s infuriating’ -- Erik Wemple, Washington Post
What really happened in Benghazi? -- Douglas E. Schoen, FOX News
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