The White House views appointing a special prosecutor to investigate misconduct at the Internal Revenue service as an unnecessary step, despite calls from many Republicans to do so.
“There are a lot of people looking at this from a lot of different perspectives,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters on Air Force One Thursday. “We’re confident those who need to be held accountable will be.”
Congress and the IRS are already investigating the tax agency’s improper scrutiny of conservative groups during the run up to the 2012 election. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found that 76 percent of American believe a special prosecutor should be appointed.
