Posted on 07/18/2013 6:40:25 AM PDT by don-o
House Republicans plan to ratchet up scrutiny of the IRS during a hearing Thursday morning where agency workers are expected to discuss the involvement of high-level officials in slowing down applications from Tea Party groups.
For the first time, the House oversight committee has invited two key agency officials to testify. Republican leaders of the committee claimed Wednesday that one of them recently revealed that the IRS chief counsel's office -- led by a political appointee -- played a role, along with embattled IRS official Lois Lerner, in scrutinizing conservative groups.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the committee, told Fox News that agency officials in Cincinnati were taking their orders from Washington, and that the investigation needs to look next at both Lerner and the counsel's office.
"As a part of this ongoing investigation, the committees have learned that the IRS Chief Counsel's office in Washington, D.C. has been closely involved in some of the applications," Issa and other Republicans wrote in a letter to IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel.
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imo, they need to USE them.
Well, this hearing went nowhere fast. To quote an inept person, “disgraceful!”
Then we actually agree. It is all just a game and a show for the sheeple to let them think something is being done.
Washington reminds me of the old Spy vs. Spy in Mad Magazine. Constant dirty tricks against each side but they never destroy one another.
Washington is a full time, expensive, ruthless game that is almost inconsequential for the participants but deadly for the spectators.
“What do you want the Republican committee to do that they are not doing?”
Prosecute.
Give people reason to rat out the guilty superiors.
LOL Get to the bottom of what Eli? The issue that you said was settled?
Impeachment and Conviction remove him from Office, it does not exonerate him from the crimes that caused his removal.
http://www.ontheissues.org/askme/arrest.htm
Hofacre is bringing it....damn.
DC instructed Hofacre to sit on them.
Rep Lynch wandering through his questions of Liz.....doesn’t get too far. Liz was given the Tea Party/Patriot exempt applications by a group.
Now Rep. Duncan is up. How common was it to be told by someone in Washington to hold up these cases?
Liz -not common.
Her frustration was having to wait on guidance from DC.
According to Rep. Duncan - Latest application numbers are 298 -TP, 3 progressives
DUCT
TAPE
and
CRAZY
GLUE
Absolutely necessary tools when dems won’t shut up.
Considering how far up Obama's hind end Cummings has his head, It's a wonder that Obama has any time/need/room for Reggie Love at all.
Here’s another take.
http://conservativepapers.com/news/2013/05/09/can-a-sitting-president-be-arrested/#.UegUeD-pFQI
So... Yeah... Yer’ still wrong.
And Zero with “Occupy” in their title....
lol,
Hofacre....like a nuclear strike, blaming them
I am paraphrasing, but that is an accurate condensation.
LOL...and ZZZzzZZZzzz..
I’m home recuperating from major surgery so I don’t mind - I can fall asleep! Still..these are pretty dull hearings. If THIS is what Issa thinks is revalatory of targeting..then we are DOA.
I’m thinking these are just for background for more to come.
Speier going with tea parties needed more scrutny
Not questioning you - that was the sound of my mind boggling.
Whoa there cowboy. Gotta walk before we run... :)
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