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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“Teddy Roosevelt was a progressive” so we shouldn’t decide progressives are all liberal.
HAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAAAAAA!!!!
It's a common thought - oft expressed on this very thread - the futility and hopelessness. What is the option? Surrender?
The little thing we can do is at least get a record made that some of us ARE looking and listening.
Now it's gone on the record that trying to confine the scandal to Cincy rogues was purposefully misleading
Purposeful misleading of the facts from the WH.
Rep. Jordan
The two cases sent to Hull were given to a newbie (4 months at the IRS) after Hull made his recommendations. These test cases were then held up.
Liz - served her country. Jordan asks her how she felt about being called a rogue employee - nuclear strike.
Liz says - Statements made by Washington, Lois Lerner - purposefully misleading of the facts
Woohoo....time to get down to business!!
Go Gowdy!!
Reading is fundamental. It’s a useful skill to have. I suggest you try it some time.
I have to get some work done....taking a break until I hear some more exciting testimony.
bttt
Actually there have been some pretty big bombs dropped here.
“This is a hearing where “there’s no there there” except for the DC/Cincinatta connection. I do hope it’s a set-up for later testimony.”
They aren’t smart enough for that. It’s over—just like Fast and Furious and Benghazi and, now, what does it matter?
BDLR (I mean Mr. Cartwright): Did anyone order you specifically to ‘stall or delay’ ?
Rofl.....well that was a dud.
Chaffetz up!!
I’m trying to watch the CSPAN feed...
I desperately hope not. There is too much there there for the Repubs to let this slip away-—not the least of which is to get ObamaCare out of the hands of a politicized IRS.
If big indictments aren’t handed down, the Adm’s manipulation of the IRS will go unchecked.
BDLR (I mean Mr. Cartwright): Did the police tell you to stay in the car ?
Then why are you (and others wasting your time? I seriously want an answer from the nay sayers. Can't you find anything to do other than to impersonate Eeyore?
I second that.
I’m in love with Chaffetz
Well one of the “rogue” agents just buried them.
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