Posted on 06/25/2014 9:58:30 AM PDT by RummyChick
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa says he's willing to consider immunity for former IRS official Lois Lerner, but he wants to know what she plans to say first.
"If she were willing to proffer through her attorney that she would tell us something meaningful, disclose how these crimes were committed, how they sought to and who sought to go after conservative groups because of their values, then we could, and I would … have a vote to grant her immunity," Issa said Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor."
But Issa said that South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, has warned him never to grant immunity without a proffer of what the witness will say.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Maybe he is the one that will head up the next oversight committee
If immunity is what it takes, I’m all for it.
It better be solid testimony.
this is stupid. Grant immunity to everyone around her
She indicts her bosses, fine. Dont give a damn. We all know she’s just an ugly stooge being puppeteered by the Democrat machine.
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She’s small fry compared to whom she might implicate. I’d give it to her in a heartbeat, if it meant getting testimony, and possibly evidence, that could convict several Democratic politicians.
How does the public benefit from this woman’s being granted immunity? She is (by every reasonable expectation) guilty. If she goes to jail, even for contempt, that might deter the next sycophantic minion at her level. If she walks, it’s one more piece of evidence that they’re all untouchable.
Who really thinks Obama or even Holder will take any hurt, even if she’s got ironclad video evidence? Lerner is the best we can do. Fry her.
You grant immunity to the guy who picked the lock, not the one running the show.
Classic bad cop - worse cop! I love it.
This woman will LIE, LIE, LIE when given immunity....it’s what THEY DO! If anyone thinks she won’t ....they don’t understand the CHI mafia
I like and prefer nikos' idea.
Give up obama and we’ll buy you an island
She cannot be trusted. She can take immunity and then mislead the panel. And they won’t be able to do anything about it.
She should be jailed and that will change her mind quickly about all the things she is hiding.
Just like with drug dealers - no deal unless you roll on your boss.
Offer immunity to ONE of these criminals, in exchange for implicating all of the rest. Let them compete with each other to see who gets it, then toss the rest in federal prison for thirty years.
I wouldn’t buy her an island but she might need witness protection from the Don.
Maybe a Dude Named Ben will talk
So tell me how Issa will determine Lerner is telling the truth without the
long gone e-mails? One must have other evidence to confirm verbal
testimony. The only other evidence is the long gone gone emails.
So Lerner can say anything she wants.
How is that going to work, other than a campaign issue for the GOP?
Obama in crisis...
LA Times: We need an independent investigator for the IRS
Just a few days ago, the White House was dismissing the IRS scandal and the sudden disappearance of e-mails from seven key figures as “Republicans … floating a conspiracy theory.” That explanation didn’t fly with the Los Angeles Times, not exactly a bastion of conservative thought in liberal Southern California. The editorial board takes a “pox upon both houses” approach to the “partisan sniping” over the scandal, but also says that an independent investigation is the only way to deal with it:
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/06/25/la-times-we-need-an-independent-investigator-for-the-irs/
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