CSPAN LIVE: IRS Targeting Investigation

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[GOPinCa]

Live link to today's 7:00Est congressional hearing with IRS commissioner

http://www.c-span.org/video/?320097-1/irs-targeting-investigation

[Principled]

Indeed. When it’s our turn, the media in question can be harrassed. Their homes bugged. They’ll be audited. Funds frozen. Leins on homes.

Actually if we were fighting this war [we’re not, only the dems are] that’s what we’d do. Maybe even disappear those in question. That’s how the dems roll. How can we expect to win if we fight according to the law? They don’t. They don’t even pretend to follow laws.

[Principled]

O will pardon her if convicted while he is in office

Yes but he cannot pardon civil decisions. And IIRC he cannot pardon "in advance" - that is if she's not convicted until after he's out of office then she will burn.

[don-o]

CSPAN stream is buffering for me. Missed Archivist opening statement.

[maggief]

Nikole Flax had two IRS computers, including one for travel.

Koskinen said Lerner’s desktop crashed, unsure if she had a laptop. (Likely she did, IMHO.)

[maggief]

I’m having trouble too, with both links.

[don-o]

Issa informs O’Conner she is a hostile witness and she seems surprised to learn that.

She’s going to start every answer with, “So.....” Drives me nuts.

[RummyChick]

Craig Ramza, Jr. ‏@Ramza_2 19s Get to the point woman!!! You sound like Charlie Brown's teacher up there! #IRS

[RummyChick]

Betty Mowery ‏@bettymowery 26s Oh look, IRS liar Ms. O'Connor gives a "Ah, that was too much paperwork & emails so, ah, we couldn't figure out stuff & we lied."

[don-o]

She is trying to make the recovery effort look like a flight to Mars, rather than a straight forward thing.

[Toespi]

So......Werfel started every statement with sooooooooo, she worked with him.

[Principled]

Issa informs O’Conner she is a hostile witness...

At least this makes me think he now realizes they're not there to help.

[txhurl]

Her eyes roll up and to the left a lot... lying?

[RummyChick]

Ben Howe ‏@BenHowe 1m I’m putting the likelihood of emails between Lerner & Cummings at a 9 out of 10.

[RummyChick]

Is Cummings going to tear up again and mourn what could have been....

[RummyChick]

This is so darn funny:
Mark Knoller ‏@markknoller 20s "I grew up in a bar," says Boehner of IRS excuses about lost emails, "This doesn't pass the straight-face test."

[Principled]

I would really like Cummings to be subpoenaed to appear before the committee.

[RummyChick]

This sums up the whole IRS saga

WH Press Secretary ‏@weknowwhatsbest Jun 22 It's a beautiful thing when the IRS can destroy all evidence of wrongdoing, then use as a defense that there's no evidence of wrongdoing.

[don-o]

Poor ol’ Elijah is less prepared than usual.