(Colbert Video: Trevor Potter) Dear Tea Partiers: You Never Had To File Your 501(c)(4) with the IRS, and You Knew That

So it turns out none of these 501(c)(4) groups ever had to file with the IRS, and you can bet the Tea Partiers knew that.

So why did all of these "small government" groups file with Big Government for permission they never needed in the first place? Could it be that this IRS "gate" nonsense was all staged?

Watch Stephen Colbert as his attorney Trevor Potter explains that Colbert Super PAC SHH!’s tax-exempt status was never granted because he never filed for it. And never had to in the first place.

Colbert’s Washington lawyer, Trevor Potter is former chairman  of the Federal Elections Commission  and current president of the Campaign Legal Center.

And don’t forget this:

"Mr. Potter served as General Counsel to John McCain 2008 and 2000 presidential campaigns." (Source: http://www.capdale.com/tpotter)