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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The cow just refreshed her cud.
Cue the theme to "Mission Impossible".
LOL.
He finish with Sir Nick!
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’ mom up now.
Birds of a feather?
Ok then camel lady, lets see the complaints from the progressive groups that were held up.
I say again, if there were left wing groups targeted, where are they?
She has accused the IG of targeting.
I am ashamed of my sex.
They were the only ones complaining, pig.
How much time does this twit get? I want to jump across the desk and slap her.
She has GOT to be pissing him off.
She is pissing me off.
She repeated herself 5 times.
GOP likes holding hearings to placate the base - no action ever follows
“Issa wants the records preserved.”
Some weeks ago when Hull first came into view there was an order from congress to the IRS to preserve the computer records of several IRS lawyers. It would take some time to go back and find the article, but I’m sure it is out there.
That doesn’t mean that the “smoking gun email” is part of that order, but perhaps it is.
The thing about emails like this is that the originator can delete the email, but how is anyone sure that the recipients haven’t saved copies? If George has heard rumors of a smoking gun email, it is very likely that someone, somewhere has a copy. Someone likely saved a copy for their CYA file.
This stupid training manual was only made available last week probably because it was just written for the hearing...lol.
Issa killed her mic. I love it.
Carolyn Mahoney - wow she’s a b-word. says even an eighth grade class would have known to put forth an audit that covered everyone - not just Tea Party.
WOW....what a long diatribe on “just how stupid are you, IG George?”
George said he was charged with determining if there was inappropriate behavior w/regard to Tea Party, 9/12, Patriots designation.
Mahoney - says George’s audit was mismanaged.
or resurrected (discovered) for the hearing!
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