A new report is claiming that Michelle Obama once dated Treasury Department Inspector General J. Russell George at Harvard Law School.  George is at the center of the IRS scandal regarding whether or not the agency targeted conservative groups to be audited.   Republicans are trying to link the scandal to President Obama, but we doubt that this is the angle they were seeking.

The revelation came during a long interview that George did with the National Journal shortly after the scandal was revealed.   George was one of the IRS leaders who testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday.   The testimony is seen by many experts as a Right Wing distraction, and not something that could derail the Obama presidency.

Mrs. Obama has not revealed much information about her dating life before she met Barack.   The two met at a Chicago law firm where they were both young associates.   Mrs. Obama, then Michelle Robinson, graduated from Harvard Law School with Mr. George in 1988.   George revealed that they were both active in the Black Law Students Association.

But Virginia Republican Rep Tom Davis is digging  into the relationship, stating that it was more than just a friendly acquaintance.

“I think he actually dated Michelle at one point,” Davis told National Journal.

When George was asked about whether or not the two dated, he says that this conclusion is “overstating it.”

“Michelle was a lovely person, and down to earth,” he said.

He said that students in the organization would “go out for pizza together.”   He also said “don’t get me into trouble” when asked about the relationship.

George was appointed by President George W. Bush as inspector general of the Corporation for National and Community Service.   He was then promoted by Bush to his current post.

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