Cameron Lancaster
Posted on 05/13/2016 12:29:57 PM PDT by jazusamo
The House Judiciary Committee will consider impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in upcoming hearings.
The committee will look at Koskinen's alleged misconduct relating to Congress's investigation into the IRS's targeting of political groups.
“Despite repeated congressional efforts to get to the bottom of this matter, Obama Administration officials, including the IRS Commissioner, have consistently undermined the investigation," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said.
"Over the coming weeks, the House Judiciary Committee will closely examine Commissioner Koskinen’s misconduct and the implications of his actions.”
At a Judiciary Committee hearing on May 24, witnesses will present the findings of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Koskinen. Koskinen will also be invited to testify at that hearing.
Many Oversight Committee members have found that Koskinen failed to comply with a subpoena, made false statements under oath and failed to notify Congress that emails from former IRS official Lois Lerner were missing.
In June, the Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing in which outside experts will discuss the findings from the May hearing and comment on whether Congress should take any additional action.
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus have called for Koskinen's impeachment. The Freedom Caucus and its chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), praised Goodlatte for scheduling the hearings on Koskinen.
"Commissioner Koskinen must be held accountable for years of stonewalling Congress’ oversight efforts, obfuscating justice, providing false testimony before Congress, and failing to hold agency officials liable for unlawfully targeting groups based on their beliefs," the Freedom Caucus said in a statement.
Jordan said that Koskinen "has most assuredly violated the public trust."
"It’s time for him to go. A hearing is the right first step, but ultimately Congress should hold a vote on impeachment,” he said.
The Tea Party Patriots, which says it was targeted by the IRS, said the hearings were the least that the House Judiciary Committee could do.
"Frankly, we are still waiting for someone to hold Lois Lerner accountable for her role in directing the targeting of Americans, but we also believe it's important to hold Commissioner Koskinen accountable," Tea Party Patriots co-founder and chief executive officer Jenny Beth Martin said in a statement.
"We hope the facts uncovered by the House Judiciary Committee in these hearings will lead to impeachment proceedings against John Koskinen for his misconduct as IRS Commissioner.”
- Updated at 3:16 p.m.
They don’t think like the rest of us. They don’t think of this as a stain, but rather as a badge of honor. Look at Eric Holder.
There is a process.
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Yes, and its known as political theater complete with actors, costumes, stage props, etc. They know how to put on a show to entertain and mislead a gullible public.
JAIL for his deliberate and intentional sniveling lying.
You’re right of course but it will never happen. The GOPe is just not into holding people to account for their actions, even when there have been gross breeches of the public trust. In fact, the GOPe bears some responsibility for these transgressions because they never take any actions to prevent or punish them. Ever.
I bothers Holder....while he purports to not care, it bothers him immensely.
section 4.9 on Wikipedia..Contempt of Congress.
Same with Koskinen. The impeached former IRS commissioner.
Empty rhetoric.
We have a she-male Paul Ryan - speaker of the house.
A confirmed homo Mitch McConnell - senate majority leader.
Eunuch + Eunuch = no balls.
Each one of these little theifdom agencies should be brought up on charges and then we should go after their bosses and boss
Right on. The people in the Executive branch that 0bama has picked and are running things are the most corrupt and devious people I’ve seen in my lifetime in those seats of power. He bears responsibility but the Senate and House are complicit for confirming them and letting the corruption and criminal acts continue.
The GOP-E sees the writing on the wall now. It’ll be Kabuki theater with a golden parachute.
Well, Issa and Gowdy took them down, oh, wait. No they just played their part in the DC play!
Gollum!
Sure. After all the damage has been done. Just like the GOPe planned. Thanks dick.
BS ... the impeachment should take two days at the most with US Marshalls frog marching the arrogant ba$tard out the door at the IRS. The Secy. of the Treasury should be 15 minutes behind him since he is his boss.
Golly Gollum
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