Posted on 07/30/2013 4:39:31 PM PDT by don-o
The House’s chief investigative committee on Tuesday accused the IRS of stonewalling its probe into the agency's unfair targeting of Tea Party groups and other politically-affiliated organizations, saying Congress has received only a fraction of the documents it requested and many of those are useless.
The House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee letter directly blames acting Commissioner Danny Werfel for the “systematic manner” in which his agency has “attempted to delay, frustrate, impede and obstruct” the committee’s investigation, despite his promising just weeks earlier to fully cooperate.
“The actions of the IRS under your leadership have made clear to the committee that the agency has no intention of complying completely or promptly with the committee’s oversight efforts,” wrote committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
The letter also states that obstructing a congressional investigation “is a crime” and that the committee will be forced to use a “compulsory process” should the IRS continue to use its tactics.
A high-ranking committee staffer told FoxNews.com that process could include subpoenas.
The letter was sent as the Republican-led committee continues to try to learn more about the targeting, including who at the agency’s Washington headquarters might have known about, led or coordinated the activity and whether it was politically motivated.
It cites at least three instances in which the IRS has failed to comply, since revelations in May that the IRS unfairly targeted the groups from 2010 through 2012 when they were applying for tax-exempt status.
The agency has turned over just 12,000 pages of the roughly 64 million pages it deemed potentially relevant to the investigation, Issa said.
Furthermore, many of the documents are duplicates and so excessively redacted that they are “completely unintelligible and useless,” according to the letter.
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It is indeed hard to get someone to hand proof to you that they are a felon. Specially when they are protecting the one man that can pardon them.
Werfel is just the latest in a lengthy list of capos to “run” the IRS, along with their “first Yenta.” Lois Lerner.
Criminals investigating the same criminals. Wow, that will get them. The GOP is no better than the communists Democrats. As usual, nothing will steer a lawful income as long as we fill Washington with idiots.
They stonewalled Fast & Furious-— The House did nothing.
They stone walled Benghazi-————The House did Nothing.
WTF makes the stupid Representatives in the House think they would get anything from the IRS????
And they will do nothing.
Commissioner Danny Werfel killed in tragic office fire...
Every day brings a new lesson on how powerless the GOP House has become. So they may issues subpoenas? They might even hold someone in contempt. That’s been done before and NOTHING happened. The House has the power of the purse. Unless they are willing to use it, they will get nothing but delay, deceit and Obama’s team high fiving it again.
probe , what probe ?
Democrats cannot be trusted with anything.
But you can always trust them to stonewall every time they’re involved in a scandal.
Quit fooling around and start the impeachment proceedings. Anyone who obstructs the investigation, send them to jail.
Nixon was fixing to be impeached for far less.
Or killed in a one car pileup with a tree at 2am....
Lois Lerner has sudden, massive, fatal heart attack....
Tomorrows headlines today.
The media has moved beyond the IRS tyranny, so without a congressional select committe or special prosecutor this scandal will go away. And the GOP is doing virtually nothing.
Pathetic.
Sadly Werfel died trying to save the very files
needed in the congressional investigation, which
were unfortunately completely consumed.
Talk,talk and do nothing is what is going on in this ‘investigation’. At one time I was confident that his committee was dedicated to action and results. Now I’m more of the thinking all this is a prime example of political posturing. Could be wrong but my own experience says not so.
Well of course...that’s why Valerie Jarrett sent him over from the White House to take over...to stall the hearings and investigation.
He couldn’t be because Obastard promised he would have the most ethical and transparent administration in history.
yawn...
“The letter also states that obstructing a congressional investigation “is a crime” and that the committee will be forced to use a “compulsory process” should the IRS continue to use its tactics. “
And who is supposed to prosecute him? Holder, another of Obastard’s minions? HA!
“The letter also states that obstructing a congressional investigation “is a crime” and that the committee will be forced to use a “compulsory process” should the IRS continue to use its tactics. “
And who is supposed to prosecute him? Holder, another of Obastard’s minions? HA! We have gone from a representative republic to a banana republic in one administration.
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