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Source: blog.heritage.org – Saturday, May 18, 2013
Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Over the past week, the Obama Administration has been hit with scandal after scandal. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) apologized for targeting conservative organizations , the State Department covered up its reaction to Benghazi , the Department of Justice (DOJ) secretly seized phone records of AP reporters , and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked health industry officials for contributions to implement the Affordable Care Act . With these scandals arising, the question becomes, “Is President Obama responsible?” As of right now, there has been no link identified between the White House and these situations, nor is there evidence that Obama had any direct knowledge of the alleged wrongdoing. Does this mean that he is not responsible? Nobody is remotely suggesting that, absent his direct involvement , the President should be prosecuted for the misdeeds of those who work in the executive branch. It is interesting to note, however — by way of analogy only — that under the DOJ’s standard of “responsibility,” if President Obama were the head of a corporation, he would be responsible and could be prosecuted. The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine allows federal prosecutors to criminally prosecute business owners and officers for the criminal activity of their businesses, regardless of whether they had knowledge of the illegal activity. The only requirement for criminal liability i

If Obama Were a CEO, Government Would Hold Him Responsible for Scandals