Posted on 09/15/2016 9:27:40 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
House Republicans reached an agreement late Wednesday to avoid a potentially divisive floor vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
The deal scraps the vote on the so-called "privileged" impeachment resolution that had been expected to take place Thursday. Instead, the House Judiciary Committee will consider Koskinen's impeachment, with the IRS boss expected to testify sometime next week.
The agreement makes it unlikely that any vote by the full House to impeach Koskinen will happen until after the November election, if at all. House Republican leadership had balked on moving forward on impeachment proceedings during an election season, arguing that an impeachment vote risked irritating voters. Others said Koskinen deserved a full House Judiciary Committee probe before embarking on the seldom-used impeachment process.
The effort by conservative Republicans flows from the IRS' 2013 admission that for several years, it had targeted Tea Party groups seeking tax exemptions for rigorous examinations.
Conservatives say Koskinen obstructed the House GOP's investigation of the treatment of tea party groups seeking tax exemptions. Koskinen and his Democratic allies say he did nothing wrong and provided Congress with all the information he had and knew about.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus, which used a procedural maneuver to force a floor vote earlier this week, celebrated the development as a victory.
"This hearing will give every American the opportunity to hear John Koskinen answer under oath why he misled Congress, allowed evidence pertinent to an investigation to be destroyed, and defied Congressional subpoenas and preservation orders," the caucus said in a statement. "It will also remove any lingering excuses for those who have been hesitant to proceed with this course of action."
But the deal came only after conservatives predicted that their impeachment resolution was going to get sidelined by Democratic and Republican opposition Thursday.
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Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!!!
More RINO’s being RINO’s. Pathetic.
More gutless RINO action from the Uniparty.
HAHAHAHA.
THE THEATER NEVER ENDS
Donald Trump just said he would put metal and American steel into the backbone of America. Now we know where he will have to start.
Can’t risk “irritating voters”.
That might involve actually taking a stand.
And they wonder how we ended up with Trump as our guy this year. Lol. Are they really, truly that stupid, or do they believe we are that gullible?
> the deal came only after conservatives predicted that their impeachment resolution was going to get sidelined by Democratic and Republican opposition Thursday.
They don’t even TRY.
Republicans in Congress are too weak to impeach this scum. They’d rather hide behind a strongly-worded letter. Yeah, that’ll teach ‘em.
AMEN!!
F'in' morons.
The only voters likely to be irritated are those who are not voting for you, anyway!
the gutless wonders at work doing what they do best-
making deals to placate the status quo
Cowards! Here I am, retired with moderate income, undergoing an audit most likely due to my donations to conservative causes. So now we have Hillary, who is clearly above the law, and an unimpeachable IRS Commissioner free to do her bidding. And Republicans wonder why Trump is appealing to the masses? Could it be that the public is waking up to the abuses of both parties, especially robbery of the public treasury?
On first-and-goal on the nine yard line, the Republicans punted.
More McCainesque “reach around” circle jerks. Meanwhile, the IRS runs amok over Americans.
So, will Ryan CONTINUE opposing Trump with all of his heart and soul (’cause he has no mind!) AFTER Trump gets elected?
Or will Ryan fight WITH Pelosi’s demcorats to force though Obola’s lame-duck agenda after Trump gets elected?
Pubbies Fold Again.
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That hardly even makes headlines any more.
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