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How high did it go? Republicans to step up pressure on IRS at scandal hearing {Live Thread}
Fox News ^ | July 18, 2013

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 113th; benghazi; bhoirs; fastandfurious; gettherope; hearing; hearings; impeachnow; irs; irsscandalhearing; issa; liveirshearing; loislerner; obamascandals; scandal
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To: gov_bean_ counter

The cow just refreshed her cud.


641 posted on 07/18/2013 1:55:10 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: MustKnowHistory
Issa trying to educate her

Cue the theme to "Mission Impossible".

642 posted on 07/18/2013 1:55:12 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

LOL.


643 posted on 07/18/2013 1:55:57 PM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: gov_bean_ counter

He finish with Sir Nick!


644 posted on 07/18/2013 1:56:22 PM PDT by Clint N. Suhks
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To: MustKnowHistory

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’ mom up now.


645 posted on 07/18/2013 1:56:55 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: Clint N. Suhks

Birds of a feather?


646 posted on 07/18/2013 1:57:14 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Ok then camel lady, lets see the complaints from the progressive groups that were held up.


647 posted on 07/18/2013 1:58:37 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: Paine in the Neck

I say again, if there were left wing groups targeted, where are they?


648 posted on 07/18/2013 1:58:39 PM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: MustKnowHistory

She has accused the IG of targeting.

I am ashamed of my sex.


649 posted on 07/18/2013 1:59:31 PM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: MustKnowHistory

They were the only ones complaining, pig.


650 posted on 07/18/2013 1:59:39 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: Toespi

How much time does this twit get? I want to jump across the desk and slap her.


651 posted on 07/18/2013 2:00:19 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

She has GOT to be pissing him off.


652 posted on 07/18/2013 2:00:25 PM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: william clark

She is pissing me off.


653 posted on 07/18/2013 2:00:59 PM PDT by MustKnowHistory
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To: freeangel

She repeated herself 5 times.


654 posted on 07/18/2013 2:01:10 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: MustKnowHistory

GOP likes holding hearings to placate the base - no action ever follows


655 posted on 07/18/2013 2:01:33 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: penelopesire; thouworm

“Issa wants the records preserved.”

Some weeks ago when Hull first came into view there was an order from congress to the IRS to preserve the computer records of several IRS lawyers. It would take some time to go back and find the article, but I’m sure it is out there.

That doesn’t mean that the “smoking gun email” is part of that order, but perhaps it is.

The thing about emails like this is that the originator can delete the email, but how is anyone sure that the recipients haven’t saved copies? If George has heard rumors of a smoking gun email, it is very likely that someone, somewhere has a copy. Someone likely saved a copy for their CYA file.


656 posted on 07/18/2013 2:02:15 PM PDT by Cap Huff
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To: MustKnowHistory

This stupid training manual was only made available last week probably because it was just written for the hearing...lol.


657 posted on 07/18/2013 2:02:45 PM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR OBAMA TO ANSWER FOR BENGHAZI UNDER OATH!!)
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To: penelopesire

Issa killed her mic. I love it.


658 posted on 07/18/2013 2:03:22 PM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Carolyn Mahoney - wow she’s a b-word. says even an eighth grade class would have known to put forth an audit that covered everyone - not just Tea Party.

WOW....what a long diatribe on “just how stupid are you, IG George?”

George said he was charged with determining if there was inappropriate behavior w/regard to Tea Party, 9/12, Patriots designation.

Mahoney - says George’s audit was mismanaged.


659 posted on 07/18/2013 2:04:02 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: penelopesire

or resurrected (discovered) for the hearing!


660 posted on 07/18/2013 2:04:12 PM PDT by Whenifhow
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