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How high did it go? Republicans to step up pressure on IRS at scandal hearing {Live Thread}
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| July 18, 2013
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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; benghazi; bhoirs; fastandfurious; gettherope; hearing; hearings; impeachnow; irs; irsscandalhearing; issa; liveirshearing; loislerner; obamascandals; scandal
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To: Irenic
Cant find the thread, but source said it had been pre-planned by Dems to go after George today.
Purpose is to derail the hearing. Make it all about George. Dems accuse him of being Repub partisan and Repubs defend him with illustrations that he is not.
601
posted on
07/18/2013 1:22:01 PM PDT
by
thouworm
(Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
To: Irenic
George is obviously a white racist.
602
posted on
07/18/2013 1:22:09 PM PDT
by
Toespi
To: Irenic
Darrell Issa @DarrellIssa 2m Q: Has the public been misled by assertions that Cincinnati was to blame? #IRS Witness: "Yes" WATCH: http://bit.ly/1dHNgSG
603
posted on
07/18/2013 1:22:25 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: william clark
the investigation isn’t finished! gad!
604
posted on
07/18/2013 1:23:30 PM PDT
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: Lucky9teen
posted 601 before I saw your post
605
posted on
07/18/2013 1:23:50 PM PDT
by
thouworm
(Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
To: don-o
Elijah just asserted “We are not potted plants over here.”
606
posted on
07/18/2013 1:25:08 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: seekthetruth
"she will be found in contempt!"
Oh, whoopee! Lot of effect that had on Holder, didn't it?
To: william clark
oops, Ihe investigation post wasn’t directed at you...I forgot to change To: all. Sorry about that.
oopsie...
608
posted on
07/18/2013 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
Irenic
(The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
To: doorgunner69
Fox News @FoxNews 1m BREAKING NEWS: Detroit files for largest municipal bankruptcy in US history nothing follows - Tweet only
609
posted on
07/18/2013 1:27:16 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
Seems da be pot head plants. Could swear dats what he say
When will educated people leave the ghetto dialog behind ?
610
posted on
07/18/2013 1:29:26 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then)
To: Irenic
No problem. I think most of us are just hitting Reply on the latest post even if we’re not responding directly to it. Saves time.
To: don-o
Keep turning the cities over to the democrats and they will continue to drop like flies.
612
posted on
07/18/2013 1:30:00 PM PDT
by
Toespi
Issa: Search on Lerner’s emails?
Issa wants the records preserved.
613
posted on
07/18/2013 1:30:14 PM PDT
by
thouworm
(Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
To: thouworm
Issa to Mr. George, do you tend to put forward your political persuasion when conducting business?
614
posted on
07/18/2013 1:31:07 PM PDT
by
Lucky9teen
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
To: thouworm
already cleaned and destroyed as needed.
615
posted on
07/18/2013 1:32:03 PM PDT
by
ncfool
(Obama's aMeriKa 2012 The land of entitlement for the 51% crowd.)
To: Lucky9teen
George: “Never once have I ever had a conversation about the political persuasion of my staff, nor anyone in the IRS.”
616
posted on
07/18/2013 1:33:00 PM PDT
by
thouworm
(Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
To: thouworm
Seems a little late for demanding that! No doubt she has destroyed them all now! Did Issa drop the ball?
617
posted on
07/18/2013 1:33:30 PM PDT
by
penelopesire
(TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
To: ncfool
not to mention all the free time Lerner has had to be thoroughly coached.
618
posted on
07/18/2013 1:34:12 PM PDT
by
thouworm
(Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
To: All
TTFN. Thanks to all for a pretty good thread.
619
posted on
07/18/2013 1:34:17 PM PDT
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: All
I don’t have time to keep up on this story or read the thread. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone wants to ping me with a short summary of the most important revelations from the hearing. Thanks in advance.
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