[zeveb]

> If anything, it was considerably worse prior to 2016.

I would have been seriously surprised if CBP cared about who donated to Democratic candidates — but then, the IRS under Mr. Obama did attack Republican groups, with very few negative consequences for the culprits, as did the Milwaukee DA. I really hope that bad precedent has not led to further bad behaviour. The rule of law is important, no matter who you are, and abusing the coercive power of the State for political ends moves us one step closer to the unthinkable.

[hopler]

The IRS conspiracy theory was debunked by Trump's Treasury Department. wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy

[zeveb]

That page doesn't say that: regarding the September 2017 Treasury Department investigation, it states 'The 115 page report confirmed the findings of the prior 2013 report that some conservative organizations had been unfairly targeted, but also found that the pattern of misconduct had been ongoing since 2004 and was non-partisan in nature.'

Which doesn't, I think, directly disagree with what I wrote.

Notably, the page also indicates that in October 2017 President Trump's administration admitted the previous administration's wrongdoing and settled the ongoing cases. Of course, it's in their interest to admit that Mr. Obama's administration had done wrong regardless.