Posted on 10/26/2017 11:24:46 AM PDT by servo1969
President Trump made it official on Thursday that embattled IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will be out of a job next month.
Trump tapped David Kautter, the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for tax policy, to serve as interim IRS commissioner, beginning Nov. 13.
Koskinen’s term ends on Nov. 12. He was eligible for reappointment, but Koskinen is fiercely opposed by congressional Republicans. Members of the House Freedom Caucus attempted but failed to impeach Koskinen last year, largely over his handling of the scandal involving former IRS official Lois Lerner.
Prior to Koskinen’s tenure, Lerner was accused targeting conservative groups who applied for non-profit status. Koskinen was accused of stonewalling congressional investigators looking into Lerner’s activities as well as of covering up for the Obama administration.
Trump had faced pressure from many Republicans to fire Koskinen, who was appointed to head the IRS by President Obama in 2013.
Kautter, Koskinen’s intended replacement, was appointed to his role at Treasury in August. He worked as a tax attorney at the firm Ernst & Young for more than three decades.
Kautter will still perform his Treasury Department duties while overseeing the IRS, according to Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin.
“David will provide important leadership while we wait to confirm a permanent commissioner,” Mnuchin said in a statement, according to Bloomberg.
About time!!!
Be glad to see that guy go away. I don’t think he should be allowed in any gov’t. job.
Koskinen should have been fired on January 20, 2017 at 12:00:01, then immediately investigated for crimes against the taxpayer.
I just read Freepers comments today that Koskinen had to be out from another thread LOL. Looks Like Trump reads FR..
That's what should have happened
^ ditto
Why has he not been arrested?
He should be arrested.
Thank GOD this man will be gone. It’s only 10 months too late.
Dittoes!
Double dittoes!
I remember mumbling to myself,”What an arrogant SOB.” when I was watching him testify.
A VERY bad guy.
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Koskinen should have been fired on January 20, 2017 at 12:00:01, then immediately investigated for crimes against the taxpayer.
That sound you hear is the swamp being drained.
Something tells me Trump waited to replace this POS political hack for a reason we will soon find out...
Trump seems to be three moves ahead of his detractors...
It sounds great. Unfortunately with Obama, Hillary et al, it's a LARGE swamp and draining takes time.
First things first, he gets dumped in time for Tax Reform
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