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Letter: Holder Aide Accidentally Calls Issa Staff for Help Spinning IRS Scandal
Breitbart.com ^ | September 9, 2014 | Jonathan Strong

Posted on 09/09/2014 2:36:38 PM PDT by 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.

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To: Kaslin

Still not even a smidgen.


41 posted on 09/09/2014 3:00:35 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: dontBSme
So - are the Republicans going to do something about it or just blow more smoke?

You have to ask?

42 posted on 09/09/2014 3:00:50 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: jazusamo

Excellent point


43 posted on 09/09/2014 3:01:29 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

Hahahaaa... Hit the wrong speed dial.


44 posted on 09/09/2014 3:02:12 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Kaslin

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.


45 posted on 09/09/2014 3:08:20 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: tennmountainman
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*

46 posted on 09/09/2014 3:09:46 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Red Steel

He meant to dial Juan McCain.


47 posted on 09/09/2014 3:12:09 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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


48 posted on 09/09/2014 3:12:58 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Kaslin

Shouldn’t that be “Brian Felon”?


49 posted on 09/09/2014 3:15:27 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Kaslin
I hate it when that happens.

NOT. LOL.

50 posted on 09/09/2014 3:17:17 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Guns are like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again.)
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To: Kaslin

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


51 posted on 09/09/2014 3:17:21 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Kaslin

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


52 posted on 09/09/2014 3:17:55 PM PDT by W. (All leaders are sensitive to the working class--that's how they avoid belonging to it.)
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To: Cyman

This would have every Republican ever served resigning as Attorney General.

AGREE! Wonder which Pubbie(s) will start the drums beating on this......

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......(crickets).


53 posted on 09/09/2014 3:18:19 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Kaslin
(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.

54 posted on 09/09/2014 3:18:57 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Kaslin

It all depends on what the definition of truth is.


55 posted on 09/09/2014 3:20:10 PM PDT by soycd
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To: BenLurkin

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


56 posted on 09/09/2014 3:22:38 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Kaslin

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

They don’t even care about appearances anymore.


57 posted on 09/09/2014 3:23:48 PM PDT by Shadow44
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To: dontBSme
"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.

58 posted on 09/09/2014 3:27:45 PM PDT by Waryone
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To: Kaslin

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


59 posted on 09/09/2014 3:28:15 PM PDT by daku
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To: Fresh Wind

Shouldn’t that be “Brian Felon”?


More like Brian Fellate.


60 posted on 09/09/2014 3:29:50 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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