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Judge threatens to hold Obama’s lawyers in contempt over Lerner’s IRS emails
The Washington Times ^ | July 29, 2015 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 07/29/2015 12:33:09 PM PDT by jazusamo

A federal judge rebuked the Obama administration’s IRS Wednesday for refusing to divulge documents, including Lois G. Lerner emails, and warned he would hold those who break his orders in contempt.

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan called the administration’s defense “nonsensical” and said the IRS must release documents every Monday to Judicial Watch, a conservative public interest law firm that requested the documents under open-records laws, and then sued after the IRS didn’t comply.

“Officers of the court who fail to comply with court orders will be held in contempt,” Judge Sullivan said in a published order.

On July 1, at a hearing, he had ordered the IRS to turn over documents weekly. But after the hearing was over, the IRS approached Judicial Watch and proposed a new schedule. Judicial Watch said it would accept the new schedule, but wanted the IRS to make it official with the court — something the IRS refused to do.

Judge Sullivan was not pleased, noting that the government lawyers had agreed his initial instructions were clear, but violated them anyway.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: emails; irs; judgesullivan; judicialwatch; jw; loislerner; obama
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To: jazusamo

The obama lawyers can’t keep up, they need more time for redaction, even with redaction up to this point the conspiracy is all to evident.


21 posted on 07/29/2015 1:06:09 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: DrDude
Ther was an excellent article in yesterday's American Spectator about what this admin is doing to law and our constitution and how the gop is complicit entitled The Republic as Prey.

http://spectator.org/articles/63581/republic-prey

22 posted on 07/29/2015 1:17:03 PM PDT by Pietro
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To: Pietro

ty


23 posted on 07/29/2015 1:53:56 PM PDT by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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To: jazusamo

It’s time these people are escorted from the courtroom in shackles.


24 posted on 07/29/2015 1:55:37 PM PDT by Ray76 (Obama says, "Unlike my mum, Ruth has all the documents needed to prove who Mark's father was.")
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I think so too. I wonder how many of them are actually willing to go to jail to protect BO. It’s time to find out, charge them.


25 posted on 07/29/2015 2:34:34 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: jazusamo

You want to REALLY get their attention, judge? Once they’re in contempt, ask their respective state bars to suspend their law licenses for a few years. No license, no job...


26 posted on 07/29/2015 2:40:55 PM PDT by Clioman
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To: jazusamo

Wasn’t their ex-boss Eric Holder found in contempt of Congress? A threatened contempt charge means very little to these people and unless the judge has his own personal police force and private jail I doubt anyone will arrest and detain them. These people know they are above the law and that they can do as they please. Laws don’t apply to members of the regime.


27 posted on 07/29/2015 2:42:32 PM PDT by 762X51
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To: jazusamo

Don’t talk about it judge, do it.


28 posted on 07/29/2015 3:54:36 PM PDT by CPT Clay
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To: CPT Clay

Can someone project the date Lerner will enter prison


29 posted on 07/29/2015 4:06:06 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (defund Obama care and amnesty. Impeach for Benghazi and IRS and fast and furious.)
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To: jazusamo

They are contemptible people!


30 posted on 07/29/2015 6:06:15 PM PDT by Corky Ramirez ( I'm the new guy!)
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To: jazusamo

You mean that angry letter you asked Issa and Gowdy Doody to help you write didn’t help?

Just shut up or do something besides complain, you sound worse than Mitch and Boehner Judge.


31 posted on 07/30/2015 12:10:51 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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