It's a series of e-mails. And when you read them in context, what you realize is she's trying to walk back any kind of ability for someone to look at the record and say, aha, this was political targeting. And, yet, it clearly is political targeting.

◼ Who put "acute political pressure" on Lois Lerner "to crack down on conservative-leaning organizations," and why did Lerner need a "plan" to avoid "a per se political project"? - Althouse

◼ Darrell Issa: No immunity for Lois Lerner's upcoming testimony - Ashe Schow/Washington Examiner