Posted on 09/30/2014 5:21:25 PM PDT by Nachum
The Obama administration must acknowledge the existence of an independent investigation into former White House senior economics adviser Austan Goolsbee’s alleged unauthorized access to the Koch brother’s tax returns, a court ruled Tuesday.
A federal judge ruled the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) must disclose to watchdog group Cause of Action whether records of an investigation exist.
Cause of Action filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit after TIGTA refused to confirm or deny the existence of the investigation in what is commonly known as a “Glomar response.”
“The court has ruled that the federal government cannot hide behind confidentiality laws to prevent Americans from knowing if our President has gained unauthorized access to their tax information,” Cause of Action executive director Dan Epstein said in a statement Tuesday. “This is a decisive win for all Americans and for government transparency and accountability.”
Former White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Austan Goolsbee sparked a mini-scandal in 2010 when he told reporters during a background press briefing that Koch Industries—the company of libertarian philanthropists Charles and David Koch—paid no income taxes.
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Funny- he doesn't look much like a plumber...
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
The sound of hard drive crashes echoes through out DC.
Kinda like Dingy Harry ‘knew’ mittens paid no tax?
Nothing to see here. Move along.
The Obama Administration = Culture of Lawlessness
A continuous drone, like cicadas signaling the end of summer.
There is not a single aspect of this administration that has not been touched by scandal. Lies, deception, lawlessness and outright treason are pervasive. The buck truly does stop in the oval orifice!
Judge Jackson is an Obama appointee. I can’t remember what the other matter was, but she’s already ruled according to the law vs. the Administration.
Since Goolsbee wouldn’t have access to tax returns, the question is: who provided them to him?
How many times will the hero of Benghazi use the IRS to squash his political opponents before he is removed from office?
This is 10 times more than Nixon ever dreamed of doing.
....and why isn’t he she on their way to jail!
Is that the same Nixon that Kennedy audited in one of his only 1,000 days in the Presidency?
Didn’t know that.
Great to be the king!
So tell me, just what IS the DIFFERENCE between a RAT and a Muslim?
My answer: Not much, they both are taught to lie to their opponents. RATS still have to embrace beheading, but little else.
“....and why isn’t he she on their way to jail!”
Yeah, Boner wants to know, too.
This was sooo predictable before this clown was even elected. Can you say CHICAGO??
Oops, Lois was handling that one, sorry guys...
Wish we had the info but, you know, her hard drive and all that.
What is the connection between Reid and Goolsbee?
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