Letter: Holder Aide Accidentally Calls Issa Staff for Help Spinning IRS Scandal

Breitbart.com ^ | September 9, 2014 | Jonathan Strong

[Kaslin]

A senior communications aide to Attorney General Eric Holder seemingly called House oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa's staff by accident and asked for their help spinning new revelations about the IRS scandal, Issa said in a September 8 letter to Holder.

The aide, Brian Fallon, is a former senior aide to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a well-known personality on Capitol Hill. The letter describes Fallon as “audibly shaken” when he realizes his request to leak documents to help get ahead of news stories about them was mistakenly made to the very office he was seeking to undermine. Issa believes the call was intended to be made to Democratic Rep. Elijah Cumming's staff, the ranking member on the oversight panel, the letter said.

According to the letter, Fallon – who is not named in the letter but confirmed he made the call – asked if the aides could release the IRS scandal documents to “selected reporters” to give Fallon an “opportunity to comment publicly on it.”

Fallon explained to Issa aides that the Justice Department's Office of Legislative Affairs had not permitted him to release the documents to the public and he wanted to get ahead of the story “before the Majority” – meaning Issa – could share it, according to the letter.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Still not even a smidgen.

[unixfox]

So - are the Republicans going to do something about it or just blow more smoke?

You have to ask?

[Kaslin]

Excellent point

[Red Steel]

Hahahaaa... Hit the wrong speed dial.

[Sgt_Schultze]

The names of the cooperating democrat reporters should be made public. As operatives of the democrat party, they shouldn’t be welcome at Q&A sessions.

[Kaslin]

By accident? The way Issa has run his committee I would not rule it out.

It was a Holder Aide who called the Issa staff to help with spinning the IRS scandal

Next time read before you let your fingers touch your keyboard *rme*

[TurboZamboni]

He meant to dial Juan McCain.

[Kaslin]

Please stop using any phrase that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave uses

[Fresh Wind]

Shouldn’t that be “Brian Felon”?

[Arrowhead1952]

I hate it when that happens.

NOT. LOL.

[PghBaldy]

In a saner, more fair country, there would be dozens if not hundreds or thousands of Regime criminals in prison.

[W.]

Huh. If that’s a smidgen, it’s pretty good size. Like orderin’ a dime but scorin’ a key!

[Jane Long]

This would have every Republican ever served resigning as Attorney General.
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AGREE! Wonder which Pubbie(s) will start the drums beating on this......

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......(crickets).

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(article):"According to the letter, Fallon – who is not named in the letter but confirmed he made the call – asked if the aides could release the IRS scandal documents
to “selected reporters” to give Fallon an “opportunity to comment publicly on it.”

Fallon explained to Issa aides that the Justice Department's Office of Legislative Affairs had not permitted him to release the documents to the public
and he wanted to get ahead of the story “before the Majority” – meaning Issa – could share it, according to the letter."

Subpoena Holder ,Cummings ,and Fallon (in that order)
Under SWORN TESTIMONY have them appear in that order..
and then await for the "EXECUTIVE PRIVILEDGE" order from the White Hut to save Holder's butt.

[soycd]

It all depends on what the definition of truth is.

[Don Corleone]

If the MSM don’t report it ...never happened!

[Shadow44]

Apparently Breitbart.com is now being audited by the IRS.

They don’t even care about appearances anymore.

[Waryone]

"So - are the Republicans going to do something about it or just blow more smoke?"

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind.

[daku]

Technically there is not a smidgen of corruption, I believe the quantity is in the shitload range

[txhurl]

Shouldn’t that be “Brian Felon”?

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More like Brian Fellate.