IRS worker blasts Lerner for blaming Ohio office on targeting, likens effort to 'nuclear strike'

FoxNews.com ^ | 6-7-2013 | Chad Pergram

[servo1969]

An IRS agent in the embattled Cincinnati office is lashing out at the agency's managers for pinning the blame on them for the targeting of conservative groups, describing one official's attempt to pass the blame as a "nuclear strike on us."

According to transcripts of interviews that House investigators conducted with two Cincinnati office employees and which Fox News reviewed, agent Elizabeth Hofacre claimed that the idea this program was the work of two rogue agents is "absurd."

She said that when Lois Lerner, the high-level official who oversaw the Cincinnati unit and is now on leave over the scandal, first acknowledged the program last month and traced it to the Ohio office, "I was furious."

"I mean, it was inaccurate, but me especially because I was involved in the processing of these in 2010 so it looked like ... Lois Lerner was putting it on us," she said.

Hofacre went on to say that she thinks the public has been purposely misled on the claim that two rogue agents were responsible.

"Everybody that has been making those statements should know they are inaccurate," she said. "I just thought when Lois Lerner dropped that bomb shell, oh, it was Cincinnati's problem, she thought it would go away, but instead it exploded."

[Don Corleone]

The House should impeach Obama! The Senate would be forced to rule guilty or be exposed in public with their decision for not guilty against the evidence.

“Impeachment requires a congress willing to do it. It would be nice if all the witnesses to what we now know to be a cover-up could have their day in court

[hinckley buzzard]

I was involved in the processing of these in 2010 so it looked like ... Lois Lerner was putting it on us

No sh*t Hofacre you ignorant slut. You work for a criminal syndicate and expect to be exonerated as an innocent victim? FOAD.

[Paladin2]

What is the average IQ of IRS employees? What if no one would work for the IRS?

[mardi59]

If you owe these criminals any money just send them one of these. They spent $64,000 on plastic squirting fish so it should cover any money you owe.

[muawiyah]

So far she's our best witness ~ she left that job in 2010 yet she took her emails with her.

The way document security is compartmentalized in IRS that action was not without risk. Issa would be up the creek without her.

So, what part of the Executive Office building are you working in these days?

[Stentor]

What about her previous experience with Federal management led her to be surprised about a total lack of honor.

[FreeAtlanta]

The last time it was a video caused the Ambassador’s murder, now another BIG lie to try to cover up a scandal. It is a pattern with this administration.

[Democrat_media]

Obama ordered his IRS to rig the election of 2012 for Obama and democrats/socialists in the Senate. Obama also used other gov agencies to rig the election. Why isn’t anyone shouting this form the rooftops? Come on Levin, coulter , Sarah Palin, Rush, DRudge etc. call Obama out on this and call for Obama’s resignation.

Obama’s IRS prevented many tea party groups from getting started The IRS stole the election. We no longer live in a free country

IRS Employee: D.C. Told Us To Target Tea Party

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3026441/posts?page=1

[Democrat_media]

Lois Lerner = pure evil

Obama = pure evil

both democrats

Pelosi = pure evil

Reid, Fienstein, Mcdermot, democrats,

seeing a pattern?

[Diogenesis]

If they are not put in prison and Obama impeached,
the public will be very dismayed and PUT CONGRESS IN PRISON.

[tioga]

This does not stop with Lois Lerner, it goes all the way up to theWon. THIS scandal is exactly why we cannot trust government with the NSA/Verizon deal either. They will use it the same way they used the IRS. For their dirty work against conservatives. NO WAY.

[doc]

‘Why isn’t anyone shouting this form the rooftops? Come on Levin, coulter , Sarah Palin, Rush, DRudge etc. call Obama out on this and call for Obama’s resignation.’

Exactly right, every conservative media outlet and Republican in congress should be calling for impeachment on a daily basis! Anything less is just BS foder.

[Democrat_media]

Yes government never works as the IRS scandal shows

government can't be trusted

but liberals/democrats trust government and love gov

[FreedomPoster]

The “I was only following orders” thing simply doesn’t fly here. They knew this was wrong, they had an honorable “out” they did not choose.

[jocon307]

I WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO JAIL OVER THIS!

[tennmountainman]

Why bother Lerner when she is on paid vacation. After all, she is probably
on a beach catching some sun and drinking a Piña Colada on the tax
payers dime.

[ravinson]

Why are you attacking the whistle blower (Hofacre)? Your attitude may discourage low level bureaucrats from exposing the big bosses’s misdeeds.

[IrishPennant]

We cannot let this Lerner thing fade...I understand there is so much more, and so many more, including the purple lipped prince, Valerie Jarret and more, but in every major operation I have ever been involved in, we must start at a foundation...Lerner was the first raised up to us as a sacrifice and nothing is happening to her. She was the trial balloon. If she fades without retribution, the next thing we let slide will be even worse.

To let her go on admin/paid leave, erodes the foundation of our change.

[FreedomPoster]

Maybe I don’t understand the full details of what went down here. If Hofacre is a pure whistleblower, then I retract regarding her. What I’m saying is that lower level types that let this slide don’t get a pass.