Posted on 07/18/2013 6:40:25 AM PDT by don-o
House Republicans plan to ratchet up scrutiny of the IRS during a hearing Thursday morning where agency workers are expected to discuss the involvement of high-level officials in slowing down applications from Tea Party groups.
For the first time, the House oversight committee has invited two key agency officials to testify. Republican leaders of the committee claimed Wednesday that one of them recently revealed that the IRS chief counsel's office -- led by a political appointee -- played a role, along with embattled IRS official Lois Lerner, in scrutinizing conservative groups.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the committee, told Fox News that agency officials in Cincinnati were taking their orders from Washington, and that the investigation needs to look next at both Lerner and the counsel's office.
"As a part of this ongoing investigation, the committees have learned that the IRS Chief Counsel's office in Washington, D.C. has been closely involved in some of the applications," Issa and other Republicans wrote in a letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel.
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Yawn...
So all I see coming is- this lays more groundwork for getting Lerner on the hotseat...
Several times now Issa seemed on the cusp of bringing down the administration, only to see the issue evaporate. I back his efforts and wish him success, but am starting to wonder if he’s playing the role of Emmanuel Goldstein (the government-fabricated enemy of the state in “1984”).
Michael Seto - recommended multi-tier review for the TP applications. Hull says this was unusual.
Hull has no knowledge of anyone’s political motivations.
This is over.
POSHITUS is doing this on purpose.
He is on every cable channel. I wonder if they will cover his frogmarch out of the WH when the time comes? LOL!!
And, even after Senate Conviction, It is only a political Conviction, there is no CRIMINAL conviction, simply removal from office.
Issa asks Hull about reasoning that groups would be lumped together and not have their status determined for up to 3 years -
Hull says no, he has no experience of this happening before.
Furthermore ...Mr. Hull has 48 YEARS of experience in the IRS.
You are probably spot on. Big Hand Cummings up to run interference for Zero.
Exactly.
That’s exactly what he’s doing.
Huh?
Not at all. Anyone higher up can order underlings to do things, and the underlings would often have no knowledge of “political motivations”.
it’s not over. Hull has ID’d some more people that can be called in who were higher in the chain.
We have to follow the chain.
Cummings has one purpose: provide cover for the WH and Obama Admin.
Cummings fails to mention that we have NOT heard from Lois Lerner.
Nice speech there, Cummings.
Cummings now brings up a McConnell statement or ad? Why is he asking Liz about this? Asks if Liz knows whether Obama has dug through anyone’s tax returns. allrighty.
Great point. Cummings playing the fool,
"Do you have any knowledge of the President digging through tax returns?"
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