Trump gets urgent warning: 'Clean house at IRS as quickly as possible'

WND ^ | 3/9/2017 | ALICIA POWE

[Beave Meister]

A Washington-based government watchdog is warning President Trump to “clean house at the IRS as quickly as possible” – or, better yet, eliminate the “corrupt” agency altogether.

The Internal Revenue Service admitted to a federal court Wednesday that it has identified nearly 7,000 documents that contain information concerning how the agency targeted tax-exempt applications of conservative political organizations.

IRS commissioner John Koskinen has insisted since the scandal broke in 2013 that the agency had cooperated completely in the investigation of its targeting of conservative groups. Now, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the IRS revealed it has 6,924 documents related to its targeting of tea-party conservatives during the Obama administration.

Washington-based government watchdog Judicial Watch filed the suit against the IRS in 2015 to determine how the agency selected individuals and organizations for audits after they requested nonprofit tax status.

[Beave Meister]

[GOPJ]

The Internal Revenue Service admitted to a federal court Wednesday that it has identified nearly 7,000 documents that contain information concerning how the agency targeted tax-exempt applications of conservative political organizations.

After their cleaned out - Sessions needs to bring them in for a chat...

[TBP]

Defund the IRS.

[Ken H]

“clean house at the IRS as quickly as possible” – or, better yet, eliminate the “corrupt” agency altogether.

I vote for the latter.

[gaijin]

A weapon of POLITICAL TERROR.

They did it OPENLY.

[Beave Meister]

I just realized the author of this article is one of my facebook friends. Yowza

[Bshaw]

Koskinen and Lerner need to be in Federal prison and barred from any office of public trust for life, period.

I’m sure there are others in the IRS as well, but let’s start with those two!

[gaijin]

[gaijin]

[Vince Ferrer]

We need to have something like a sales tax, so that the IRS loses its power to monitor and terrorize citizens. As a bonus, even illegals would pay.

[DIRTYSECRET]

You still need a tax collector. Who is it going to bee? A flat rate could get rid of most of them.

[advertising guy]

A creeper brought this to light

[Flaming Conservative]

How WOULD we collect taxes without some type of department. Honest question; not trying to be funny.

[wardamneagle]

IRS is out of control. Record tax revenue in Feb already ? Really ?

[DIRTYSECRET]

Koskonin taunted the Republicans when testifying under Obama. The fact that he is not facing charges suggests the Republicans are not serious.

[WMarshal]

You still need a tax collector. Who is it going to bee? A flat rate could get rid of most of them.

A sales tax would be much better in that they would only have to monitor a much smaller subset, businesses, instead of every breathing person.

[Beave Meister]

The fact that Koskonin still hasn’t been replaced is mind boggling....

[samiam5]

We got by just fine without the IRS until 1913. Abolish the agency and follow the constitution.

[TheTimeOfMan]

Eliminate it entirely. Move to a federal sales tax.

Prosecute, convict and IMPRISON.

[MtnClimber]

Put Lois Lerner on trial and those who blocked or erased evidence including Kerkorian and other IRS employees of the US citizens. Give them deals (except Learner and Kerkorian who have already had their chance) to avoid life sentences for treason if they tell what was going on.