[Lakeshark]

I suspect Issa did not know, if he really knew he would have forced the issue on the spot after Gowdy pointed it out.

That being said, I hope she comes back and has to spill her guts out.

This may be fun after all.......

[RummyChick]

He couldn’t. He had to consult with legal counsel AND HER COUNSEL.

[Valpal1]

No, he’s giving the sorry spectacle of Lois Lerner, IRS bitch, a 24 hour news cycle.

[okie01]

I suspect Issa did not know, if he really knew he would have forced the issue on the spot after Gowdy pointed it out.

Issa and Gowdy were in on it together. They had set up the document "authentication" as a fall-back. But when Lerner chose to proclaim her innocence before asserting her 5A rights, they knew they had her where they wanted.

There was no point in forcing the issue "on the spot", because the media and the audience didn't realize what had happened. Given 24 hours to review the subject and conclude that the Committee's position is indeed correct avoids the news being all about how the nasty Republicans on the Committee terrorized a poor woman who had asserted her 5th Amendment rights.

Issa and Gowdy are clearly playing a winning game.