The democratic position was some left wing organizations were targeted as well so it was nonpartisan, but it was far less in number and severity. It's not really a defence. They are forced to cover it here:
> Initial reports described the selections as nearly exclusively of conservative groups with terms such as "Tea Party" in their names. According to Republican lawmakers, liberal-leaning groups and the Occupy movement had also triggered additional scrutiny, but at a lower rate than conservative groups. The Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee issued a report, which concluded that although some liberal groups were selected for additional review, the scrutiny that these groups received did not amount to targeting when compared to the greater scrutiny received by conservative groups.
Wikipedia being not biased puts the democrats claim up front, repeating it throughout the article several times and buries the republican perspective with things like "Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee" when they don't make the same implication when democratic controlled groups comment on the matter. They also bury the destruction of evidence that occurred. The government eventually settled with the conservative groups it targeted.
> Initial reports described the selections as nearly exclusively of conservative groups with terms such as "Tea Party" in their names. According to Republican lawmakers, liberal-leaning groups and the Occupy movement had also triggered additional scrutiny, but at a lower rate than conservative groups. The Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee issued a report, which concluded that although some liberal groups were selected for additional review, the scrutiny that these groups received did not amount to targeting when compared to the greater scrutiny received by conservative groups.
Wikipedia being not biased puts the democrats claim up front, repeating it throughout the article several times and buries the republican perspective with things like "Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee" when they don't make the same implication when democratic controlled groups comment on the matter. They also bury the destruction of evidence that occurred. The government eventually settled with the conservative groups it targeted.