Sen. Ted Cruz’s request for the Justice Department to appoint an independent prosecutor to determine the extent of the IRS targeting of conservative groups has been turned down, Politico reported. Mr. Cruz, Texas Republican, called the rejection the “height of hypocrisy,” saying that the current lead investigator — who has a record of campaign and political contributions to the Democratic Party — is “partisan,” loyal to his liberal-leaning causes. “Both Nixon administration Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Clinton administration Attorney General Janet Reno appointed special prosecutors whose integrity was beyond reproach,” Mr. Cruz told Politico. “Eric Holder should do likewise.”
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