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No apologies: Lerner breaks silence, says 'not sorry' over role in IRS scandal
FoxNews.com ^ | 9-22-2014 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 09/22/2014 8:30:45 AM PDT by servo1969

Lois Lerner, the central figure in the IRS scandal, is breaking her silence in an unapologetic interview where she says she's not sorry and maintains she “didn’t do anything wrong” -- despite widely documented evidence that her division targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

The former head of the tax-exempt unit, speaking with Politico, gave her first media interview since the scandal broke 16 months ago. She has twice refused to answer questions before Congress, but used the interview to publicly assert her innocence.

"I know I did the best I could under the circumstances and am not sorry for anything I did," Lerner said.

Lerner, who resigned amid the scandal, spoke at length with Politico, which also spoke to about 20 coworkers and friends in a comprehensive, 3,837-word story on Lerner and the events around the scandal. The profile-style piece at times paints her in a sympathetic light, including personal anecdotes ranging from how she baked brownies for staff to how she put her babysitter's son through college.

However, Lerner, who was joined in the interview by her corporate lawyer husband, Michael Miles, and two personal lawyers, is not quoted extensively in the piece. Her on-the-record comments mainly address her claims that she simply was doing her job and has no regrets.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; bho44; bhoirs; irs; irsscandals; lerner; lois; loislerner; obama; scandals; teaparty
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To: Ray76

Because the lesser evils half of FR want to reelect refuse to prosecute her.


61 posted on 09/22/2014 12:24:07 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: servo1969; a fool in paradise

I thought she said she didn’t do it? It didn’t happen?

So now it’s she isn’t sorry she did it when it didn’t happen?


62 posted on 09/22/2014 12:39:39 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: servo1969

“She is a True Believer who thinks all those people got exactly what they deserved.”

Agree entirely. Makes me sad and ill to even think about it.


63 posted on 09/22/2014 12:45:10 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: servo1969

Narcissistic beoch!


65 posted on 09/22/2014 1:26:03 PM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Polyxene

Fascist cow


66 posted on 09/22/2014 1:26:38 PM PDT by MHGinTN
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To: W.

Yup. A rabble. Just what we have.


67 posted on 09/22/2014 1:27:24 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (I)
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To: servo1969

I’m so glad that Politico is providing “sympathetic” coverage to this criminal and sociopath.

You know what I’m not going to be “sorry” about?

The next McVeigh who targets an IRS office.

Preferably in DC.


68 posted on 09/22/2014 4:13:12 PM PDT by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: servo1969
If she did nothing wrong, why did she plead the 5th from the beginning? If what she did is part of her job description, she should not have any problems talking about it.

Liberal democrats - the face of tyranny and oppression in the good ole' USA.

69 posted on 09/22/2014 4:55:50 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: servo1969

I don’t care if she’s sorry or not. She should be in jail thinking about it.


70 posted on 09/22/2014 5:01:05 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: Ray76

Or hanging from a lamppost?


71 posted on 09/22/2014 5:55:10 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I like your shunning idea.


72 posted on 09/22/2014 5:58:25 PM PDT by Ray76 (We must destroy the Uniparty or be destroyed by them.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks servo1969.
Lois Lerner, the central figure in the IRS scandal, is breaking her silence in an unapologetic interview where she says she's not sorry and maintains she “didn’t do anything wrong” -- despite widely documented evidence that her division targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. The former head of the tax-exempt unit, speaking with Politico, gave her first media interview since the scandal broke 16 months ago. She has twice refused to answer questions before Congress, but used the interview to publicly assert her innocence.

73 posted on 09/22/2014 8:08:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: servo1969

One day soon......

Revelation 6:15-17

15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”


74 posted on 09/22/2014 11:09:31 PM PDT by ourworldawry
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To: Captain Compassion

Congress has been emasculated, rolled over and is proven to be unable to uphold the law by O’bozo, Lerner, Holder, etc.
That’s way they are rated so low and why we live in a lawless country...
Our asses are grass....


75 posted on 09/23/2014 6:23:53 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: servo1969
"didn’t do anything wrong”

Dozens of failed,and then "recycled", hard drives strongly suggest otherwise,sweetie.

76 posted on 09/23/2014 9:30:11 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Islamopobia:The Irrational Fear Of Being Beheaded)
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To: PoloSec

Most criminals are democrats... but usually their white liberal elites are just old fashioned corrupt liars...


77 posted on 09/24/2014 12:32:00 PM PDT by GOPJ ("The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants" - Albert Camus)
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To: servo1969

“...to how she put her babysitter’s son through college. “

I can’t even afford a babysitter, nevermind putting my own son thru college.

50% pay cut for all gov workers.

Retroactively.


78 posted on 10/19/2014 7:33:53 AM PDT by JPJones
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To: servo1969

Lois must get the needle for her crimes against the Republic

There is no greater crime than using the government to destroy the voting process


79 posted on 10/19/2014 7:36:18 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12 ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: servo1969
didn’t do anything wrong

The end justifies the means.

80 posted on 10/19/2014 7:39:29 AM PDT by windsorknot
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