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FBI director in the dark about IRS probe, defends surveillance programs
Fox News ^ | 13 Jun 2013

Posted on 06/13/2013 5:23:41 PM PDT by mandaladon

The country’s top investigator seemed to be in the dark Thursday when pressed to provide details of the IRS investigation into the tax agency’s targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, seemed to rattle FBI Director Robert Mueller for not knowing the specifics surrounding the IRS probe. “You’ve had a month now to investigate,” Jordan said. “This has been the biggest story in the country and you can’t even tell me who the lead investigator is. You can’t tell me the actions the inspector general took which are not typically how investigations are done. You can’t tell me if that’s appropriate or not. This is not speculation. This is what happened.” Mueller repeatedly declined to answer Jordan’s questions, saying he couldn’t because the investigation was ongoing or that he’d have to get back to the lawmakers with answers. When Jordan asked again,” Can you tell me who the lead investigator is?” Mueller responded, “Off the top of my head, no.” The day didn’t go much better for the outgoing FBI chief. He was grilled for hours by lawmakers on a number of different topics, including the federal government’s surveillance programs, the Benghazi scandal and the Boston Marathon bombings.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: irs; scandals
This tell us Obama is just playing games, trying to make us believe they are serious about investigating anything.
1 posted on 06/13/2013 5:23:41 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

What’s new? All of our government is in the dark and didn’t know a thing but whatever that thing is, it’s the right thing for government to do.


2 posted on 06/13/2013 5:25:19 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: mandaladon

Nobody knows whats going on in Washington DC. Is this the most unorganized administration ever?


3 posted on 06/13/2013 5:25:48 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: mandaladon

Makes one wonder if Obama’s shadow government can cut the agency heads out of the loop.


4 posted on 06/13/2013 5:26:21 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama's Chechens are coming home...to roost.)
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To: mandaladon

Jokes on you if you believed there was an investigation,,LOL Fooled again


5 posted on 06/13/2013 5:29:11 PM PDT by molson209
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To: mandaladon

Holder’s job has been to keep federal law enforcement agencies from investigating the Democrats.


6 posted on 06/13/2013 5:35:57 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: realcleanguy

None of the FIGURE HEADS know anything because a shadow government is in control. Where are the Czars? Where is Valerie Jarrett and why doesn’t her name EVER come up in hearings?


7 posted on 06/13/2013 5:38:48 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: mandaladon

It looks to me like everyone in DC is being blackmailed.


8 posted on 06/13/2013 5:40:15 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: mandaladon

One after another they come to the hearings to be grilled and their stock answer is “I don’t know.”

“I don’t know what is going on in my department.”
“I don’t know who gave my subordinates orders.”
“I don’t know who broke the law.”

If they don’t, who does?

We know Obama doesn’t have any idea what is going on.

Is Valerie Jarrett the only person in the administration who has any idea about what is taking place?


9 posted on 06/13/2013 5:40:36 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Obama-Ville - Land of The Free Stuff, Home of the Enslaved)
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To: mandaladon

Obama ordered his IRS to rig the election of 2012 for Obama and democrats/socialists in the Senate. Obama also used other gov agencies to rig the election. Why isn’t anyone shouting this form the rooftops? Come on Levin, coulter , Sarah Palin, Rush, DRudge etc. call Obama out on this and call for Obama’s resignation.

Obama’s IRS prevented many tea party groups from getting started The IRS stole the election. We no longer live in a free country

IRS Employee: D.C. Told Us To Target Tea Party

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3026441/posts?page=1

government can’t be trusted

liberals/democrats trust government and love gov


10 posted on 06/13/2013 5:43:24 PM PDT by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: mandaladon

I hope the Republicans in Congress are gathering video snippets of all these “I don’t knows” for campaign commercials at election time.


11 posted on 06/13/2013 5:44:05 PM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: mandaladon
The media had a word for this back during Watergate: stonewalling.

They dare not use it now as it might be used to compare their selected boy-king wannabe to Nixon and Watergate.

12 posted on 06/13/2013 5:49:56 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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I hope the Republicans in Congress are gathering video snippets of all these “I don’t knows” for campaign commercials at election time.

You and I would do it, but who knows with the Folding Lawn Chair Party.......

13 posted on 06/13/2013 5:51:49 PM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: mandaladon

Sgt. Schultz returns...


14 posted on 06/13/2013 6:11:42 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Obama’s transparency is the most secretive US government ever


15 posted on 06/13/2013 6:15:06 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: Democrat_media

“Obama ordered his IRS to rig the election of 2012 for Obama and democrats/socialists in the Senate.”

They got all their biggest turds like Harry Reid re-elected in 2010 also. The only big shot to lose was Feingold. They just didn’t save their guppies in order to set up the big steal in 2012.


16 posted on 06/13/2013 6:34:32 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Luke21

yes true.I’ll continue my reply later


17 posted on 06/13/2013 6:40:11 PM PDT by Democrat_media (IRS rigged election for Obama and democrats by shutting down tea party)
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To: mandaladon

“I never even heard of surveillance. What’s that?”


18 posted on 06/13/2013 7:41:55 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: mandaladon

Drucy on Fox and Friends made this point: Because Mueller was under oath, he could not lie so answered “I don’t know.

His absurd answer makes sense if there is NO investigation underway.


19 posted on 06/14/2013 3:12:25 AM PDT by Makana (Notice: A copy of this message is being filed with the NSA.)
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