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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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To: Cheerio

Will never happen. Turkey neck was told to lie to protect her boss. Later, when this is out of the news, she will get a high-paying do-nothing job compliments of the dem party.


21 posted on 03/05/2014 9:58:10 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible traitors. Complicit in the destruction of our country.)
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To: Iron Munro
Reminds me of the old Far Side comic:


22 posted on 03/05/2014 9:58:36 AM PST by Mich Patriot (PITCH BLACK is the new "transparent")
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To: Ann Archy
Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!

Is there a way to search and see if anyone else on FR is using that tagline? If it a great one. Maybe there are no restrictions on how many use it??
23 posted on 03/05/2014 9:58:49 AM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Cheerio

Issa won’t do a thing. He is all hat and no cattle, like the other drama queen Trey Gowdy.


24 posted on 03/05/2014 10:00:20 AM PST by montag813
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To: Cheerio

Issa is such a wuss


25 posted on 03/05/2014 10:00:21 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Cheerio

I made it up and I’m keeping my own tagline, so have at it with my permission!!


26 posted on 03/05/2014 10:01:37 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Cheerio

Issa is strutting with his chest SO big it should explode. Too bad it won’t.


27 posted on 03/05/2014 10:01:52 AM PST by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Cheerio

IF I would ever be called into the IRS, I would plead the fifth to my dying day. Problem is, the average law-abiding citizen in this country would never put themselves in a situation to plead the fifth. We obey the law, unlike the government.


28 posted on 03/05/2014 10:02:52 AM PST by Toespi
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To: Navy Patriot

“ROTFLOL”

“Yeah, sure.”

Exactly! No way in HELL that is going to happen!

If this was a Republican administration, maybe it would happen. But no way Republicans are going to arrest these lowlife lying cowards.

Imagine what the MSM would be doing if a Republican administration’s IRS head had targeted audits for liberal organizations! It would be worse than Watergate. Yet, we have had this scandal, Benghazi, Fast & Furious, etc. And NOTHING has happened to anyone of them!


29 posted on 03/05/2014 10:03:44 AM PST by kcvl
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To: Cheerio

and who is going to arrest her? The Obama admin?


30 posted on 03/05/2014 10:05:58 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Cheerio
Congress has the power to hold her in contempt, try her and imprison her in the Capitol jail

Issa hasn't the guts. And even if he did King Obama would pick up a pen and screw Issa. When you live in a communists nation with almost a total dictator the show is over. America may never recover.

By he way, to those that shot down Romney, miss Romney yet?

31 posted on 03/05/2014 10:08:12 AM PST by Logical me
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Hope her life insurance is paid up.

I agree, once she starts talking her life isn't worth a plug nichol. To prevent obama from giving her a pardon, she must be tried for treason in addition to any other charges. The added charge of treason should not be to hard to establish.

32 posted on 03/05/2014 10:08:50 AM PST by The_Republic_Of_Maine (Be kept informed on Maine's secession, sign up at freemaine@hushmail.com)
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To: Iron Munro
" 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."

Well that person sure isn't Dead-End Darrell Issa.

33 posted on 03/05/2014 10:08:53 AM PST by Reo (the 4th Estate is a 5th Column)
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To: Cheerio

Clearly, she is guilty.


34 posted on 03/05/2014 10:09:45 AM PST by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Yes it would.


35 posted on 03/05/2014 10:11:48 AM PST by null and void ( Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!)
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To: Cheerio

Can anyone name a dimrat that has been arrested and prosecuted?


36 posted on 03/05/2014 10:13:35 AM PST by Texas resident
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To: Cheerio; Lazamataz

There are no restrictions on how many people can have the same tagline.

Once upon a time dozens of us had “Free Laz” taglines...


37 posted on 03/05/2014 10:14:32 AM PST by null and void ( Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!)
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To: Cheerio

I hope she’s as miserable as she looks.....


38 posted on 03/05/2014 10:15:43 AM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Broi)
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To: Cheerio

I’ll run thru a chigger and tick infested forest naked...when the GOPe arrests her.


39 posted on 03/05/2014 10:15:44 AM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: Cheerio

Eric “The Red” Holder was found to be in Contempt of Congress and he is still sitting as AG and wiping his arse with our Constitution each and every day.

So what does Ms. Lerner have to fear?


40 posted on 03/05/2014 10:15:50 AM PST by Howie66 (John Wayne McCornyn...he's just like US! Honest!)
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