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Court Orders IRS To Reveal White House Requests About Taxpayers
Forbes ^ | Aug 31, 2015 | Robert W. Wood

Posted on 08/31/2015 12:46:07 PM PDT by Second Amendment First

A federal judge has ordered the IRS to reveal all requests the White House made for private taxpayer data. It is a potentially explosive line of inquiry, and the IRS fought the court ruling hard. But now, the IRS must hand them over. It could mean another bombshell in the long simmering IRS scandal that has dogged the Obama administration for over two years.

Recently, the IRS revealed–two years late–that firebrand Lois Lerner had a secret email account under her dog’s name for IRS business. There have been multiple federal investigations for several years, and Ms. Lerner has refused to cooperate or testify. So, one might assume that American taxpayers would know about all of her emails by now. Indeed, IRS documents previously revealed a Lois Lerner email that warned IRS staffers about revealing too much information to Congress.

You might assume that the information would be handed over willingly from the IRS and other agencies. Yet prying each tidbit of information out of a notoriously opaque Obama administration has not been easy. Now, federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued her opinion requiring the IRS to reveal whatever the White House requested.

Amazingly, the chief IRS defense in this case—which presumably the White House would support—is that the IRS cannot hand over White House requests and any private taxpayer data the IRS gave the White House in response, because those records are private taxpayer data. We have to protect that taxpayer data, said the IRS! We can’t reveal that is was revealed in violation of the law, because we must protect it!

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 08/31/2015 12:46:07 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
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To: Second Amendment First

Somebody’s going to prison.........................


2 posted on 08/31/2015 12:47:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: Second Amendment First

The judge is more likely to be audited or end up bagged
before this corrupt, undocumented, treasonous,
antiConstitutional Administration will follow any Law,
or any judicial ruling.


3 posted on 08/31/2015 12:49:19 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Red Badger
Somebody’s going to prison.........................

Not before that sigh about Hell is real.

4 posted on 08/31/2015 12:49:50 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Second Amendment First

-—It is a potentially explosive line of inquiry-—

The key word there is “potentially”. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Until then... I’ll be watching the Mets.


5 posted on 08/31/2015 12:53:30 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Red Badger

Hmm-hmm. Sure.

Maybe...maybe Gowdy can have Lerner come in so he can “talk” to her again. That really intimidated her.


6 posted on 08/31/2015 12:56:09 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Second Amendment First

To be promptly ignored.


7 posted on 08/31/2015 12:56:12 PM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Red Badger

Here’s something that needs to be pointed out.

Lois Lerner, who upended the political process for partisan political purpose, deprived people and organizations of their rights under the law, is most certainly living out a peaceful retirement in a quiet suburb somewhere, enjoying her government pension, healthcare, etc. She’s probably secure in her anonimity. Gets to go to the grocery store, or a movie or a restaurant without being recognized let alone confronted over her misdeeds.

Then you have Officer Darren Wilson, who in self defense shot and killed a drugged-up thug who was trying to kill, and was in the process of charging him. Wilson is living in seclusion and hiding because if he dared show his face he’d be harassed, stalked, confronted and probably physically assaulted or even killed.

If Conservatives acted anthing close to how Progressives act, Lois Lerner wouldn’t be enjoying life too much right now.


8 posted on 08/31/2015 12:59:59 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Second Amendment First

That criminal organization will disobey, and be protected from prosecution by the corrupt administration.


9 posted on 08/31/2015 1:00:41 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: Second Amendment First

And too add, Lerner should be thankful, really thankful, that Conservatives aren’t inclined to act like Progressives do


10 posted on 08/31/2015 1:02:08 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Red Badger
Somebody’s going to prison.........................

I'll believe it when I see it!

(Scooter Libby level folks don't count)

Hillary
IRS chief John Koskinen
Lois Lerner
Obama
Sandy Berger
Bill Clinton
Larry Potts
Janet Reno

11 posted on 08/31/2015 1:03:07 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("When the left wins, they're in power; when the right wins, they're in office." - Mark Steyn)
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12 posted on 08/31/2015 1:05:05 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: BwanaNdege
Lon Horriuchi

Anthony Pellicano

Bobby Titcomb

Craig Livingstone, to name a few more

13 posted on 08/31/2015 1:05:46 PM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: MichaelCorleone

LOL!....and I’ll be watching the Pirates. 8^)


14 posted on 08/31/2015 1:07:40 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Second Amendment First

We need one of our 17 candidates to make a push based on having his or her DOJ investigate and prosecute all of these scandals. That candidate would get my attention.


15 posted on 08/31/2015 1:08:15 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: tanknetter

You have nailed it perfectly!


16 posted on 08/31/2015 1:14:23 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
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To: Red Badger

Don’t hold your breath.


17 posted on 08/31/2015 1:14:43 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: Second Amendment First

Not a smidgen . . .


18 posted on 08/31/2015 1:16:40 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
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To: Second Amendment First

And the IRS responded with the middle finger.


19 posted on 08/31/2015 1:17:20 PM PDT by Romans Nine
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To: I want the USA back

And the compliant GOPe.


20 posted on 08/31/2015 1:17:21 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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