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Top IRS official will invoke Fifth Amendment
LA TIMES ^ | May 21, 2013 | By Richard Simon and Joseph Tanfani

Posted on 05/21/2013 12:40:53 PM PDT by 11th Commandment

Edited on 05/21/2013 12:48:43 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON – A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency’s improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups.

Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won’t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening – or why she didn’t reveal it to Congress, according to a letter from her defense lawyer, William W. Taylor 3rd.

Lerner was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight committee Wednesday.

DOCUMENT: The Inspector General’s report on the IRS

“She has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation but under the circumstances she has no choice but to take this course,” said a letter by Taylor to committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa, R-Calif. The letter, sent Monday, was obtained Tuesday by the Los Angeles Times.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: irs; loislerner; loislernerirsscandal; official; pleadfifthirsscandal; pleadthefifth; teaparty
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To: Dan(9698)

The 5th goes beyond mere civil proceedings before Congress. The 5th recognizes that you have a right to *not* incriminate yourself ‘publically or privately’. Should you sit before congress in a civil hearing and admit or allude to breaking laws, that can and likely will be used against you. It also goes beyond legal and extends into the court of public opinion so immunity doesn’t compel testimony either.

I just made that up, but it sounds right.


161 posted on 05/21/2013 1:24:34 PM PDT by Usagi_yo
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To: Usagi_yo
Pleading the 5th is not a tacit admittance of guilt...

Perhaps not in theory, but in practical, real world terms, that's exactly what it is.

162 posted on 05/21/2013 1:24:48 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: 11th Commandment

Good. Even if they’re never punished with losing their job or a jail sentence, let’s at least bankrupt them with lawyer fees, like they’ve done to folks on our side.


163 posted on 05/21/2013 1:24:54 PM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: penelopesire

Meant to ping you to #156.


164 posted on 05/21/2013 1:24:55 PM PDT by maggief
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To: Stingray51

I suspect that getting the most damaging witnesses to clam up is precisely why Holder ordered a criminal investigation


Exactamundo. It’s a delaying tactic to let some air out of hte scandal balloon. The Treasury IG hasn’t even completed their investigation. Why the rush to a FBI criminal investigation after insisting we needed to wait to let Treasury do their audit?


165 posted on 05/21/2013 1:25:25 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: Noamie

One little problem with your plan: John Boehner is the Speaker, and he wants to play nice with Obama.


166 posted on 05/21/2013 1:25:26 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo ( Walker 2016)
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To: Deo volente

Make her take the fifth to well thought out questions - first.

Then, craft a highly conditional immunity agreement based on proffered testimony. If she does not come through with the goods, it is off to trial/jail.


167 posted on 05/21/2013 1:25:51 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: Truth is a Weapon

Waterboard the bitch.


168 posted on 05/21/2013 1:26:02 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: beelzepug

Youy can have a lot more fun with properly placed electrodes and a field telephone. Long distance calls can be particularly interesting.


169 posted on 05/21/2013 1:26:45 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: maggief; penelopesire; RedMDer; DJ MacWoW; Jim Robinson

You found gold!
Pro bono!
Just like I thought.
He’s an entrenched demonic-rat for Team Obama and The Haughty Rev. Jeremiah Wright, of all anti-American people.


170 posted on 05/21/2013 1:27:37 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: justlurking

Obama’s FBI has “her” in their sights? Probably she is up for a “patriot award or something similar”.


171 posted on 05/21/2013 1:28:22 PM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Thane_Banquo

Allahpundit @allahpundit

Issa going to subpoena Lerner anyway. Good. http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/top-irs-official-to-invoke-fifth-issa-subpoenas-20130521
1:14 PM - 21 May 2013


172 posted on 05/21/2013 1:28:52 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Thane_Banquo; All

“One little problem with your plan: John Boehner is the Speaker, and he wants to play nice with Obama.”

“Boehner - Benghazi, MIA
Boehner - IRS, MIA
Boehner - Wire Taps, MIA
Boehner - AP records, MIA
Boehner - Fast and Furious, MIA
Boehner - Covering for Islamic criminals, MIA


173 posted on 05/21/2013 1:29:21 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: Triple

This.


174 posted on 05/21/2013 1:29:28 PM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: 11th Commandment

I think this is an interesting turn of events.

This woman needs to be removed from heading Obamacare...sheesh.


175 posted on 05/21/2013 1:30:02 PM PDT by Fishtalk (http://patfish.blogspot.com/)
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To: stephenjohnbanker



176 posted on 05/21/2013 1:30:58 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: rainee

Good for Issa..get her up there on record & make her squirm!


177 posted on 05/21/2013 1:31:05 PM PDT by rainee (Her)
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To: Triple
"Then, craft a highly conditional immunity agreement based on proffered testimony. If she does not come through with the goods, it is off to trial/jail."

Serious question, who would arrest/try her since the DOJ and all the US attorneys are in Obama's hands?

178 posted on 05/21/2013 1:31:13 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Lord knows what they have on him.


179 posted on 05/21/2013 1:31:20 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: 11th Commandment
Someone taking the 5th and still has a job!!

This is Obama's IRS. Taking the fifth will probably get her a promotion and a bonus.

180 posted on 05/21/2013 1:31:48 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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