Posted on 08/02/2012 5:00:27 PM PDT by Kaslin
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RUSH: Now, in strict legal terms, it may not be that Harry Reid committed the felony, but if somebody's calling him and telling him about Romney's tax returns, it would appear that person has committed a felony. Now, the way to get to the bottom of this, folks, very simple. The IRS and the FBI must question Harry Reid about his source. They have to do this in a formal investigation. And if he's found to be lying about this while being questioned by federal investigators, then we got a process crime; then we got lying under oath. We're talking Scooter Libby. But Reid has said this more than once, including on the Senate floor. The IRS and the FBI cannot ignore this. This is serious, what he's doing here.
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RUSH: Okay, let me clear this up. People are confused. I just said before the break, Harry Reid would not be the focus of a felony investigation, that the felony issue applies to the leaker. The felony issue applies to who it is talking to Harry Reid, this imaginary guy from Bain Capital that Harry Reid says is calling him. The felony issue applies to the leaker. And the reason for an investigation, the reason for an interview of Harry Reid is to determine the identity of the leaker. That's who's breaking the law, and Harry Reid's facilitating it.
Reid Accuses Romney of tax evasion on Senate floor
Then, in the course of that investigation, were it to happen -- now, you and I know it's not gonna happen. But were it to happen, if, while interviewed by the FBI and the IRS, even if not under oath, if Harry Reid lied about this, then he is subject to a 1001 prosecution. It's not perjury, but it's lying to a federal investigator. Can you say Martha Stewart. Process crime. Now, it's never gonna happen, but this is a way to call Harry Reid's bluff. Either he's lying to the American people now, or he has information that federal investigators might find useful. It's one of two things. He's either lying saying that somebody from Bain Capital called him and said Romney hasn't paid taxes for ten years, or somebody's breaking the law.
Somebody is out there potentially committing a felony, and Harry Reid knows who it is. He might say, "I don't know who it is. I just answered the phone." But the point here folks, would be to call Harry Reid's bluff on this. We played the parodies and we've given you history. This is a page out of their playbook. This is what they do. They run around, they make all these wild allegations with no evidence whatsoever. Then they demand that whoever it is they're alleging all this lawlessness confirm that they didn't do it. Essentially go out and prove a negative.
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So what measures did Reid take against Timothy Geitner?
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
26 U.S.C. § 6103
§ Section 6103. - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information
(a) General rule
Returns and return information shall be confidential, and except as authorized by this title -
(1) no officer or employee of the United States, ... shall disclose any return or return information obtained by him in any manner in connection with his service as such an officer or an employee or otherwise or under the provisions of this section. For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘’officer or employee’’ includes a former officer or employee.
(b) Definitions
For purposes of this section -
(1) Return
The term ‘’return’’ means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of this title which is filed with the Secretary by, on behalf of, or with respect to any person, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists which are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed.
(2) Return information
The term ‘’return information’’ means -
(A) a taxpayer’s identity, the nature, source, or amount of his income, payments, receipts, deductions, exemptions, credits, assets, liabilities, net worth, tax liability, tax withheld, deficiencies, overassessments, or tax payments, whether the taxpayer’s return was, is being, or will be examined or subject to other investigation or processing, or any other data, received by, recorded by, prepared by, furnished to, or collected by the Secretary with respect to a return or with respect to the determination of the existence, or possible existence, of liability (or the amount thereof) of any person under this title for any tax, penalty, interest, fine, forfeiture, or other imposition, or offense,
...
(3) Taxpayer return information
The term ‘’taxpayer return information’’ means return information as defined in paragraph (2) which is filed with, or furnished to, the Secretary by or on behalf of the taxpayer to whom such return information relates.
...
(6) Taxpayer identity
The term ‘’taxpayer identity’’ means the name of a person with respect to whom a return is filed, his mailing address, his taxpayer identifying number (as described in section 6109), or a combination thereof.
(7) Inspection
The terms ‘’inspected’’ and ‘’inspection’’ mean any examination of a return or return information.
(8) Disclosure
The term ‘’disclosure’’ means the making known to any person in any manner whatever a return or return information.
(9) Federal agency
The term ‘’Federal agency’’ means an agency within the meaning of section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
“So what measures did Reid take against Timothy Geitner?”
And, Charlie Rangel, John F’in Kerry, Eric the WithHolder,
and on, and on.
OK. OK.
The Justice Depratment will go after Holder for F & F right after Nancy Pelosi re-checks Obama’s fake birth certificate.
Nappy is checking all illegals, Perez is making sure no felons or non-citizens vote and Geithner and Benanke are making sure the finances are in order.
LOL
“So what measures did Reid take against Timothy Geitner?”
And, Charlie Rangel, John F’in Kerry, Eric the WithHolder,
and on, and on.
The Constitution totally protects that speech and he can be questioned about it in no other place ~ end of story.
Where you want to hear it is somewhere other than on Capitol Hill ~ and we are not getting those reports. Doesn't mean ol'hairs buddies aren't reporting on what he said in the Senate, but what about Harry?
Rush Limbaugh at his analytical finest! HOORAY Rush! Phone-a-friend, Mittens. Buy a clue. Any less of a response is useless.
Doesn’t refer at all to Senators or Representatives ~ just another law that affects only officers and employees (of the Executive Branch)>
-PJ
Now HOW many Soc. Numbers does OBOBO reportedly have, and One from Conn. that he never , ever lived in or worked in.
What’s up with that Obobo?
bump
Slippery and slimy creatures don’t only exist in fetid swamps.
They also exist, now, without doubt, in the Senate of the United States and they seem to have brought the fetid swamp with them.
(Where do Progressives come from? Just asking.)
IMHO
Slippery and slimy creatures don’t only exist in fetid swamps.
They also exist, now, without doubt, in the Senate of the United States and they seem to have brought the fetid swamp with them.
(Where do Progressives come from? Just asking.)
IMHO
KUDOS to YOU Political Junkie Too! Thank YOU very much! FReepers such as yourself are the reason socialists/totalitarians will end up in the dustbin of history. Call them on their crap. Watch them slither away like the cockroaches that they are. Wake up Mittens. Totalitarian-lite doesn’t cut it.
HOORAY Political Junkie Too!
Laws? Laws? Progressives don’t need no stinking laws.
(They are the law.)
IMHO
Or Tom Daschle?
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