How high did it go? Republicans to step up pressure on IRS at scandal hearing {Live Thread}

Fox News ^ | July 18, 2013

[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.

[thouworm]

Can’t 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.

[Toespi]

George is obviously a white racist.

[don-o]

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

[Irenic]

the investigation isn’t finished! gad!

[thouworm]

posted 601 before I saw your post

[don-o]

Elijah just asserted “We are not potted plants over here.”

[doorgunner69]

"she will be found in contempt!"

Oh, whoopee! Lot of effect that had on Holder, didn't it?

[Irenic]

oops, Ihe investigation post wasn’t directed at you...I forgot to change To: all. Sorry about that.

oopsie...

[don-o]

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[hoosiermama]

Seems da be pot head plants. Could swear dats what he say
When will educated people leave the ghetto dialog behind ?

[william clark]

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.

[Toespi]

Keep turning the cities over to the democrats and they will continue to drop like flies.

[thouworm]

Issa: Search on Lerner’s emails?

Issa wants the records preserved.

[Lucky9teen]

Issa to Mr. George, do you tend to put forward your political persuasion when conducting business?

[ncfool]

already cleaned and destroyed as needed.

[thouworm]

George: “Never once have I ever had a conversation about the political persuasion of my staff, nor anyone in the IRS.”

[penelopesire]

Seems a little late for demanding that! No doubt she has destroyed them all now! Did Issa drop the ball?

[thouworm]

not to mention all the free time Lerner has had to be thoroughly coached.

[don-o]

TTFN. Thanks to all for a pretty good thread.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

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.