Senate GOP Requests Obama's Emails in IRS Inquiry

A group of Senate Republicans have called on President Barack Obama to turn over all communications that he and his aides have had with the Internal Revenue Service since 2010 to confirm whether the agency shared private taxpayer information with White House political operatives, according to The Washington Times.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and all 13 other Republicans on the committee sent a letter Thursday to the president with the aim of finding out if White House aides broke the law by acquiring or sharing private tax information.

"We have an obligation to conduct oversight of the federal government's administration of our tax laws," the lawmakers wrote, according to the Times.

"As part of this oversight, we are seeking to determine the degree to and manner in which the Internal Revenue Service shares taxpayer information with the Executive Office of the President."

The lawmakers have requested an answer by Feb. 20, according to the Times.

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