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Posted on 08/29/2015 5:39:41 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
A federal judge Friday ordered the IRS to turn over records of any requests from the White House seeking taxpayers’ private information from the tax agency,
Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the IRS cannot refuse by citing taxpayer confidentiality laws.
“This court questions whether section 6103 should or would shield records that indicate confidential taxpayer information was misused, or that government officials made an improper attempt to access that information,” the judge wrote.
The ruling marks yet another federal judge who has ordered the Obama administration to be more transparent when responding to open-records records.
The State Department is facing a barrage of orders from federal judges demanding more cooperation in releasing former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails.
Questions about potential White House meddling in taxpayers’ private information stretch back to the beginning of the Obama administration, when the White House chief economist described the tax structure of Koch Industries during a briefing with reporters.
His description was apparently incorrect, but it left some watchdog groups wondering if the White House had quietly sought information on conservatives, such as the Koch brothers.
Cause of Action sued in 2013 to get a look at whatever requests the White House, or other federal agencies, had made.
The IRS refused, saying even the existence of those requests would be protected by confidentiality laws and couldn’t be released, so there was no reason to make the search.
The judge said Friday, however, that the agency couldn’t use the privacy protection “to shield the very misconduct it was enacted to prohibit.”
“As we have said all along, this administration cannot misinterpret the law in order to potentially hide evidence of wrongdoing,” said Dan Epstein, executive director at Cause of Action. “No administration is above the law."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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Any chance they will comply? My guess is Hell No. Several Judges have ordered documents to be turned over. So far-nothing.
I am sure the records will be forthcoming.
/sarc
It is not like contempt of court will bother this Administration or its minions.
They must throw Obama under a well deserved bus? Never gonna happen. They remember what a Vince Fostering is.
What does Elijah Cumming have to say about this?
New IRS E-mails: Lois Lerner Funneled Elijah Cummings Info on Targeted Conservative Group
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Not sure to be honest. He always says the same thing and it is not in English, Some type of Givesmethat slang. I don’t understand why the R’s don’t shut him up on the committees.
LOL
Must be on that medical weed.
Conflict of Interest: Elijah Cummings Knee Deep in IRS Scandal
-— this administration cannot misinterpret the law in order to potentially hide evidence of wrongdoing,” -—
Wanna bet?
What is that guy so happy about?
Did he just find out that Elijah Cummings had just disrupted another congressional committee meeting?
"The Judge had better upgrade his family's insurance."
Judge: IRS must say if White House sought taxpayers’ information
As DrDude posted:
Any chance they will comply? My guess is Hell No. Several Judges have ordered documents to be turned over. So far-nothing.
or
“I just gave Lois Lerner another $30,000 bonus. And we’re still denying tax-free status to non lefty groups.”
hmmmmm. appointed by BHO. must be really, really bad.
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