IRS chief: I’ve never spoken to Lois Lerner

washington times ^ | 5/23/16 | Stephen Dinan

[Nachum]

RS Commissioner John Koskinen has declined to testify in his own defense at a congressional hearing Tuesday, but insisted in a statement that his bungling of a subpoena doesn’t rise to the level of “treason, or high crimes and misdemeanors” needed for him to be impeached.

The Judiciary Committee hearing is being viewed by some House Republicans as the precursor to impeachment, with the House’s top investigator saying Mr. Koskinen defied a congressional subpoena that demanded all of former IRS senior executive Lois G. Lerner’s emails be preserved as part of the investigation into tea party targeting.

But Mr. Koskinen, who said his schedule is too crowded for him to be able to appear on Tuesday, said the allegations against him are “unwarranted,” and no matter what, they don’t rise to the level of impeachment.

[taterjay]

It that was you or me, we would be sitting in jail to be brought out to testify with a nice suit on and a leg iron under our nice trousers, to make sure we were there. Come on Congress, time to make a big time example out of about 10 of these crooks.

[VerySadAmerican]

This sounds like satire. This guy has no fears whatsoever and why should he? He made fools out of Issa’s committee and he knows they’ll never touch him.

[eyeamok]

insisted in a statement that his bungling of a subpoena doesn’t rise to the level of “treason, or high crimes and misdemeanors”

He should be Impeachedjust for making this ridiculous statement, CONGRESS is the Sole Authority on what defines an “Impeachable” offense.

They could declare having brown eyes a “High Crime” and remove your quisling POS butt from office, hell they should find you in Contempt and JAIL YOUR SORRY ASS.

[tumblindice]

Barack Obama: "I only saw Rod Blagojevich one time ... And that was in the stands and from a distance at a Chicago Bears Football Game." Democrats are liars. Period. Of course, Democrats will respond, "He wasn't actually looking at him in that photo."

[Old Yeller]

This guy should be right up there on everyone’s list when the SFHTF.

[exit82]

Good for you,Ann Archy!!!

[M Kehoe]

Did I mention that I’m the queen of England?

5.56mm

[ratzoe]

But Mr. Koskinen, who said his schedule is too crowded for him to be able to appear on Tuesday

Utter BS, I've worked at many govt. agencies and they jump when Congress calls. Thumbing his nose at Congress should be enough to get the little twerp impeached.

[USMCPOP]

Wow, a Washington Weasel if I’ve ever seen one!

[Ouderkirk]

Impeach him on principle, sully his reputation for all of history.

[ratzoe]

In June 2014, Koskinen informed Congress that 30,000 emails from the account of a central figure in the scandal, Lois Lerner, had been lost
and
At the Tuesday afternoon news conference in which she attempted to dismiss concerns about her use of a private email system for official business, Clinton revealed she deleted about 30,000 messages.

Interesting that the Dems are hung up on 30,000.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

K lies better than any rug I’ve ever had or seen.
Lerner was his student. She passed with flying colors.

They are a disgrace to those IRS workers who are honest and competent, but then again, in the Democrat administrations, it is the crooks, commies, crazies and incompetents who rise to the top like a hot turd in the toilet that DC is.

[PhiloBedo]

Right. He should be given a choice. Spill the beans or forfeit the pension.

[Georgia Girl 2]

That arrogant corruptocrat needs to be impeached just to wipe the unprepossessing smirk off his face.

[rolling_stone]

At the Philadelphia Convention, Benjamin Franklin noted that, historically, the removal of “obnoxious” chief executives had been accomplished by assassination. Franklin suggested that a proceduralized mechanism for removal—impeachment—would be preferable.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States

[Candor7]

Lois has a blue dress and it has Koskinen slime all over it.