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IRS villain Lois Lerner risks ARREST after pleading Fifth
Mail OnLine ^ | 5 March 2014 | David Martosko

Posted on 03/05/2014 9:41:08 AM PST by Cheerio

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IRS villain Lois Lerner risks ARREST after pleading Fifth for a second time at IRS tea-party targeting hearing


The one-time head of the U.S. tax authority's branch overseeing nonprofits won't testify about a years-long scheme to target conservative groups

Congress has the power to hold her in contempt, try her and imprison her in the Capitol jail

That power hasn't been used in more than 75 years but used to be common in bribery and other cases

After the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee quickly adjourned Wednesday's hearing, his Democratic counterpart went 'ballistic'

Former IRS official Lois Lerner refused for a second time on Wednesday to testify about her role in a scheme to target conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status during President Barack Obama's first term in office.

Lerner risks arrest if she is found in contempt of Congress.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: arrest; dems; irs; irsteapartyscandal; issa; loislerner; obama
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Anyone believing that? From the GOP leadership in the US House?
1 posted on 03/05/2014 9:41:08 AM PST by Cheerio
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To: Cheerio
IRS villain Lois Lerner risks ARREST after pleading Fifth

ROTFLOL

Yeah, sure.

2 posted on 03/05/2014 9:43:20 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Cheerio

The GOP leadership loves the spectacle, but not the responsibility of actually doing anything.


3 posted on 03/05/2014 9:44:24 AM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Cheerio
"Anyone believing that?"

I don't know - Issa seemed very, very angry.....

....Naaahhhh.

4 posted on 03/05/2014 9:45:18 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: Cheerio

This is all part of the war on women by those evil republicans...Blah, blah, blah.


5 posted on 03/05/2014 9:45:42 AM PST by McGruff (Every night has it's dawn.)
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To: Cheerio
Yeah, that'll happen.
6 posted on 03/05/2014 9:45:53 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (If Barack Hussein Obama entertains a thought that he does not verbalize, is it still a lie?)
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To: Cheerio

Yeah I agree. Enough with the show. What are they actually gonna do about it?


7 posted on 03/05/2014 9:45:59 AM PST by Durbin
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To: Cheerio

Hope her life insurance is paid up.


8 posted on 03/05/2014 9:46:21 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: Cheerio
Darrell wouldn't DARE to do this.....but EVERY DEMOCRAT would do it in a second!! She NEEDS to be ARRESTED for what she did to SHOW the rest of the Liberals at IRS that they can't get away with what they have done!!

Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!

9 posted on 03/05/2014 9:46:55 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Cheerio

There’s hardly a ball amongst the lot of ‘em.


10 posted on 03/05/2014 9:47:56 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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ph


11 posted on 03/05/2014 9:48:46 AM PST by xone
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To: Cheerio

issa needs to do more than dismiss her.


12 posted on 03/05/2014 9:49:01 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Ann Archy
Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!

That would sure make a great bumper sticker . . . or a tagline.

13 posted on 03/05/2014 9:49:42 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman

Be my guest!!


14 posted on 03/05/2014 9:50:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Cheerio

Well maybe if someone from the media would ask the question “Mr. Issa, will you be sending out deputies to arrest Ms. Lerner?”.....oh wait....Nevermind...


15 posted on 03/05/2014 9:52:24 AM PST by uncitizen (Impeach the Communist Already!)
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To: Cheerio

Any rats in the Capital Jail? I mean, if there aren’t, I’d be happy to buy them some.....


16 posted on 03/05/2014 9:53:35 AM PST by varmintman
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To: Cheerio

Then arrest her.


17 posted on 03/05/2014 9:54:31 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Cheerio

Lerner just thumbed her nose at the republicans, urinated on their new living room rug and mooned them on the way out the door.

All on national TV.

But before the repubbies can arrest someone like Lerner they would have to find a least one person in the GOP leadership with a backbone.

Lots of luck on that one.....


18 posted on 03/05/2014 9:54:38 AM PST by Iron Munro (Albert Einstein: The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The sun will rise in the west before that happens.


19 posted on 03/05/2014 9:55:33 AM PST by sport
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To: Cheerio
Headline in today's issue of the Metropolis Daily Planet:

"LOIS LANE LERNER TRUMPS MEEK, MILD CLARK KENT ISSA - AGAIN!"

Leni

20 posted on 03/05/2014 9:56:31 AM PST by MinuteGal
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