Posted on 07/17/2013 12:36:58 PM PDT by mojito
The chief counsels office for the Internal Revenue Service, headed by a political appointee of President Obama, helped develop the agencys problematic guidelines for reviewing tea party cases, according to a top IRS attorney.
In interviews with congressional investigators, IRS lawyer Carter Hull said his superiors told him that the chief counsels office, led by William Wilkins, would need to review some of the first applications the agency screened for additional scrutiny because of potential political activity.
Previous accounts from IRS employees had shown that Washington IRS officials were involved in the controversy, but Hulls comments represent the closest connection to the White House to date. No evidence to date has definitively linked the White House to the agencys behavior.
According to a partial transcript released by House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and House Ways and Means chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the chief counsels office also discussed using a template letter to ask questions about the groups activities, despite Hulls warning that such a boilerplate approach would be impractical.
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Somehow I seem to remember that name from the Klintons.
Seems like this Wilkins fellow and Herr Zero and very well acquainted.
Tick tic tic
Unlikely anything will happen, they seem to be able to pretty much do what they want, with impunity.
MR. CARNEY: Ill have to look at that. I dont know that thats the case. I would point you to the Treasury Department for more information about I think the meeting that were talking about or that is represented in that.
Q But shouldnt he have? This is one of the Presidents political appointees, chief counsel.
MR. CARNEY: What I can tell you is what I said yesterday: The President found out about this through media reports on Friday. Thats how I found out about it. . . . .
Q The purpose of briefing the chief counsel, according to the IG, was so that everybody would have the latest information on the issue. As the Presidents political appointee over there, shouldnt there have been an effort for him to brief you?
MR. CARNEY: Well, you can say what should have been or shouldnt have been. What I can tell you is what to my knowledge Im aware of.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2013/05/16/meet-william-j-wilkins-of-the-irs-n1598418
This is the way Hitler took Germany down to destruction. One little step at a time, no one willing to stop him and presto, a dictatorship with unlimited unquestioned power.
Wee Willie Wilkins runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,
Tapping at the window and crying through the lock,
Are all the children in their beds, it’s past eight o’clock?
What’s the use? It’s all forgotten. Zim/martin pushed everything else off the news.
The irs can go back to auditing the enemies of the democrats.
Quite the contrary... the guy will likely be awarded a promotion and big fat bonus.
Is that the name the TEA party spoke of in DC this past June?
How many times was he at the White House?
Thanks! I also found what I was remembering...Audit the IRS Rally -—”I want you to remember this name - Bob Bauer”
Unlikely anything will happen, they seem to be able to pretty much do what they want, with impunity.
I believe we can thank the rubber stamp Congress for that. Oh, it so-called "investigates," all right, but take action? Do anything? We'll see shiny bright new silver dollars falling out of the sky before that.
On fox now Issa; progress report. DC to Lerner and office of the council
100 cases to office of the consul.
Discussion of Lerner testimony and other who are appearing tomorrow
D are pointed finger at George. Standing up for him
Asks about T Geintner
Must get to the truth. Working with Camp to get as much in front of public as possible
There a bunch of F’n racists and they are in our face about it.
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