The majority of Americans disagree, 57% want the people involved fired or jailed.
Via TPM:
Outgoing IRS chief Steven Miller told a congressional committee Friday that wrongdoing by the agency in requiring additional scrutiny of tea party groups was not illegal.
“It is absolutely not illegal,” Miller told Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) when asked at a Ways & Means hearing.
The acting chief admitted to “foolish mistakes” in the agency, though he insisted there was no partisan targeting but rather a botched effort to simplify the task of pinpointing political groups inappropriately seeking tax-exempt status.
The exchange between Price and Miller:
Price: Would you care to recharacterize the ‘unnecessary’ word? Is it illegal, what they have done?
Miller: It is absolutely not illegal.