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House Republicans derail impeachment effort against IRS commissioner
The Washington Times ^ | December 6, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 12/06/2016 3:06:49 PM PST by jazusamo

Republican leaders managed to derail a measure to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on Tuesday, sending the debate back to a committee for more study, where it will die when the Congress adjourns at the end of this year.

Conservatives had pushed for impeaching Mr. Koskinen, saying he cannot be allowed to get away with having misled Congress on the investigation into the IRS’s tea party targeting.

But GOP leaders, eager to clean up business and shut down for the year, ahead of a busy 2017, led the push to shunt the impeachment aside. Joined by Democrats, the House voted 342-72 to send the debate back to the Judiciary Committee.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: impeachment; irs; koskinen; teaparty
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1 posted on 12/06/2016 3:06:49 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

They just don’t learn. Unbelievable.


2 posted on 12/06/2016 3:07:17 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: jazusamo

They are just not going to do what is right.


3 posted on 12/06/2016 3:09:00 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: jazusamo

Too much time would be wasted on an impeachment. He’s a political appointee, and Trump can and likely will toss him.


4 posted on 12/06/2016 3:09:05 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: LS

ALL of them have been complicit in the Fraud’s crimes against America.


5 posted on 12/06/2016 3:09:34 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: LS

GOP establishment gives conservatives the middle finger.

Predictable.


6 posted on 12/06/2016 3:10:04 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: jazusamo

I’d like to see the man go, but I read this a bit differently. I think the House is deferring to PE Trump. Let him take the action somehow within the executive rather than get into drama that’s all about optics with the press and the Dems. Trump is going to turn the IRS into a reputable bureaucracy, I have every faith.


7 posted on 12/06/2016 3:10:39 PM PST by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: jazusamo

Of course they did. The swamp will be drained of Dems AND Repukes


8 posted on 12/06/2016 3:10:40 PM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: LS

Agreed...They should have impeached even knowing he wouldn’t be found guilty in the senate,. Koskinen is a thug.


9 posted on 12/06/2016 3:11:26 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Wimps. Not surprising though. Congress has a WHOLE LOTTA spending they want to push through the Lame Duck session.


10 posted on 12/06/2016 3:11:52 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: jazusamo

UnAmerican jerks.


11 posted on 12/06/2016 3:11:53 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: jazusamo

Throw him in jail.


12 posted on 12/06/2016 3:12:12 PM PST by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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To: jazusamo

They don’t give a care how bad the democrats crap on them, I promise if a republican was to do something like that they would vote with the democrats to impeach


13 posted on 12/06/2016 3:12:15 PM PST by wild74
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To: wild74

Forget impeachment. Right now they are all playing bowling for pardons. DOJ investigation will be easier and not require congress.


14 posted on 12/06/2016 3:14:37 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Election 2016 - Best election ever.)
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To: jazusamo

Just damn! :-(


15 posted on 12/06/2016 3:14:41 PM PST by nopardons
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To: jazusamo

Maybe they did this, so Obama couldn’t pardon him before leaving office.


16 posted on 12/06/2016 3:15:21 PM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: jazusamo

....$#+-&@) morons


17 posted on 12/06/2016 3:15:45 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: jazusamo

Our rino goper uniparty leadership. Still needing the purging.


18 posted on 12/06/2016 3:15:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: jazusamo

https://www.atr.org/five-reasons-impeach-irs-chief-john-koskinen

Misled. Lied. Whatever.


19 posted on 12/06/2016 3:16:21 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: jazusamo

Business as usual. What do you expect when the same leadership is repeatedly elected. Remember the definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We will not different results until the leadership is changed and people like McCain. Ryan, McConnell, McCarthy etc are removed from office. The Republicans in Congress will cause more problems for Trump than will the Democrats.


20 posted on 12/06/2016 3:16:40 PM PST by falcon99
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