Posted on 05/22/2013 9:44:36 AM PDT by Nachum
In a startling exchange Wednesday during the IRS hearings before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, America learned that the IRS knew in May of 2012 that its employees were targeting conservative organization with paralyzing harassment and Kafka-esque audits. Although the IRS knew this, they did not report this information to Congress.
"While a tremendous amount of attention is centered about the Inspector General's report, or investigation, the committee has learned from Ms. Paz that she in fact participated in an IRS internal investigation that concluded in May of 2012 - May 3 of 2012 - and found essentially the same thing that Mr. George found more than a year later," Committee Chair Issa said.
"Think about it," Issa continued. "For more than a year, the IRS knew that it had inappropriately targeted groups of Americans based on their political beliefs, and without mentioning it, and in fact without honestly answering questions that were the result of this internal investigation."
Issa then turned his attention to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George. George's IRS audit wasn't completed until the middle of this month, but backed by statute, Issa told George that he had a legal obligation to inform Congress of what he was finding in the process of completing his audit.
George responded that it wouldn’t be proper to inform Congress before the IRS had an opportunity to put their input into his report.
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Today’s Big IRS News at least so far. But its’ still early.
Congress wouldn’t have seen it if the IRS sent them an invitation, drew them a map, and provided them an event schedule.
Daryl Issa should resign. What a putz.
Nachum, keep me on!
Misprision of felony.
Title 18 U.S.Code Sect. 3
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/4
Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
Make that section 4.
Why did Issa let Lois Lerner skate this morning, not requiring her to answer questions from the committee just because she invoked the Fifth? I recall Nixon’s men having to stay and answer dozens of questions with “I refuse to answer on the grounds that it might incriminate me.” What a wuss Issa is turning out to be! Did he find a horse’s head in his bed this morning?
The irs is nothing but a modern kgb.
What a wuss Issa is turning out to be! Did he find a horse’s head in his bed this morning?
I'd guess it's more likely his masters just reminded him he's become a rich man since joining the Congress Club.
Not so, Issa will Require them to tighten procedures, then everything will be OK.
sfl
Issa appears to have just the sort of skeletons in his closet that are likely to keep him controlled.
E.g., nothing ever came of F&F—exactly whom the Dems would want in his position.
He didn't let he skate. He just let her make more rope.
Darrell Issa: Lois Lerner lost her rights
The California Republican said Lerner’s Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination was voided when she gave an opening statement this morning denying any wrongdoing and professing pride in her government service.
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I may not be a lawyer or play one on TV, but from what I DO know after 10 years of studying it is...
he's RIGHT!
Issa appears to have just the sort of skeletons in his closet that are likely to keep him controlled.
E.g., nothing ever came of F&F—exactly whom the Dems would want in his position.
Check out his Wikipedia page.
Issa appears to have just the sort of skeletons in his closet that are likely to keep him controlled.
E.g., nothing ever came of F&F—exactly whom the Dems would want in his position.
Check out his Wikipedia page.
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