Is the government investigating whether former White House economic advisor Austin Goolsbee released the private tax information of the Koch Brothers? We're going to find out very soon. A federal judge ruled that the Treasury Department inspector general must comply with an FOIA request from a watchdog group regarding the existence of any federal probe into the breach. Washington Free Beacon: The Obama administration must acknowledge the existence of an independent investigation into former White House senior economics adviser Austan Goolsbee’s alleged unauthorized access to the Koch brother’s tax returns, a court ruled Tuesday. A federal judge ruled the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) must disclose to watchdog group Cause of Action whether records of an investigation exist. Cause of Action filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit after TIGTA refused to confirm or deny the existence of the investigation in what is...(Read Full Post)