Posted on 03/26/2014 5:54:48 PM PDT by smoothsailing
March 26, 2014
Former IRS official Lois Lerner will be held in contempt of Congress "in the very near future," Rep. Trey Gowdy told Fox News on Wednesday.
The South Carolina Republican sits on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and told "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" that he wants to see an end to the delay in providing subpoenaed emails from Lerner over the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
IRS Chief John Koskinen was grilled Wednesday by the committee over his agency's failure to produce the emails. Koskinen said it could take years to comply with the committee's request.
"All we want are the emails to or from Lois Lerner. I'm not talking about private taxpayer information," Gowdy told Van Susteren.
"Just emails like the one she sent celebrating a Democrat victory in a special election, calling on the FEC to save the day – overtly political, nothing to do with her job. We'll just settle for those," Gowdy added.
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BOOM!
Gowdy’s in the Room!
He’d better be the next Speaker of the House.
Cantor is useless and a wimp.
Nice catch
What a great word picture==thanks.
And you absolutely right.
This should get interesting.. I like Gowdy..
There was a carpenter on Levin today....he sounded awful, like he was about to cry. He said the illegals have taken all the work and he can no longer do what he loves.
The absolute outrage is that this is intentional - by the people paid to look out for us.
the IRS nazi already has contempt for congress so what will this change (nothing).
So do I. Imagine him as the Attorney General in the next Republican Administration! 8^)
Cruz-Gowdy 2016!
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I would pay hard cash to see either of them eviscerate Joe Biden in a debate.
from http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/contempt_of_congress :
Contempt of Congress is defined in statute, 2 U.S.C.A. § 192, enacted in 1938, which states that any person who is summoned before Congress who “willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry” shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a maximum $1,000 fine and 12 month imprisonment.
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Kinda likin’ that “12 month imprisonment” part!
Well, being attorney general is a fine goal to work toward but when you get there do you actually know HOW to “Gowdy”?
Good. If they actually do it.
Not holding my breath. A lot of wind. A lot of thunder.
Very little rain.
Either trying to get some satisfaction or seeking sympathy for the devil.
Joe would be....left speechless...and might try.. to plead the fifth
Joe Biden pleading after drinking a fifth...or possibly more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TBNeNHHXEY
wow he actually stated that the “support” of the Steelworkers UNION is the Only reason.. he was first elected...
amazing
Well said, and so true.
Quite frankly, I wouldn’t have paid much attention to this article had it been quoting someone else. But since it’s Trey Gowdy it caught my eye. I’ve never gotten the impression that he’s a typical smoke blowing politician.
He’s not. From what I’ve seen from him, he’s the real deal.
However, he’s still gotta wade through the crap thrown up by the rest of them. Therein lies the rub...
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