Judge: IRS must say if White House sought taxpayers’ information

Washington Times ^ | August 28, 2015 | Stephen Dinan

[MarvinStinson]

A federal judge Friday ordered the IRS to turn over records of any requests from the White House seeking taxpayers’ private information from the tax agency,

Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the IRS cannot refuse by citing taxpayer confidentiality laws.

“This court questions whether section 6103 should or would shield records that indicate confidential taxpayer information was misused, or that government officials made an improper attempt to access that information,” the judge wrote.

The ruling marks yet another federal judge who has ordered the Obama administration to be more transparent when responding to open-records records.

The State Department is facing a barrage of orders from federal judges demanding more cooperation in releasing former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails.

Questions about potential White House meddling in taxpayers’ private information stretch back to the beginning of the Obama administration, when the White House chief economist described the tax structure of Koch Industries during a briefing with reporters.

His description was apparently incorrect, but it left some watchdog groups wondering if the White House had quietly sought information on conservatives, such as the Koch brothers.

Cause of Action sued in 2013 to get a look at whatever requests the White House, or other federal agencies, had made.

The IRS refused, saying even the existence of those requests would be protected by confidentiality laws and couldn’t be released, so there was no reason to make the search.

The judge said Friday, however, that the agency couldn’t use the privacy protection “to shield the very misconduct it was enacted to prohibit.”

“As we have said all along, this administration cannot misinterpret the law in order to potentially hide evidence of wrongdoing,” said Dan Epstein, executive director at Cause of Action. “No administration is above the law."

[Candor7]

I hadn’t thought of that.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dr. Ben Carson had’t thought of it either. After his comments about Obama at the Washington Press Club dinner, he was audited not once, not twice, BUT three times...he was squeaky clean, and they couldn’t find anything.

I’d say he is a shoo in for a cabinet post after Nov. 2016, but Ben doesn’t have enough fire in his belly to take on the enemies of the state within and without.

[MarvinStinson]

I didn't know that either;

After Dr. Ben Carson's comments about Obama at the Washington Press Club dinner, he was audited not once, not twice, BUT three times...he was squeaky clean, and they couldn’t find anything.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“Unfortunately, the rat criminals are above the law in America.”

Obama is using the IRS to threaten or attack all of his “enemies.”

Confiscation

Surprise audits

Denial of permits.

You name it,

[Grampa Dave]

The Clintoons did the samething.

Their IRS thugs went after in particular independent business owners, doctors, dentists and other private medical care providers. .

The phoney IRS rigged charges/claims was the owner made too much profit.

That bs went away when GW was elected and the harassed people sent autographed pictures of GW/Cheney to the IRS.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Now they are union thugs too.

[Candor7]

The IRS is Obama’s personal political enforcement agency.Typical liberal fascist trope.Good read:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html