Posted on 07/17/2014 10:24:49 AM PDT by Kaslin
President Obama apparently isn't the only one who gets his information about the IRS targeting scandal from the newspaper.
During an exchange today on Capitol Hill between Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis and Deputy Attorney General James Cole about the IRS targeting of conservatives, Cole said he found out about Lois Lerner's "lost" emails through news reports.
DeSantis: “Mr. Cole, we learned in Congress on June 13th, 2014 that two years-worth of Lois Lerner’s emails were missing—the IRS would not produce those. When did the Justice Department learn of that fact?”
Cole: “I think we learned about it after that from the press accounts that were in the paper following the IRS’ notification to the Congress.”
At best the Department of Justice isn't taking the investigation into IRS targeting seriously. At worst DOJ officials are using the "investigation" to stonewall and cover-up wrong doing. After all, Lois Lerner was working with DOJ officials to build a criminal case against tea party groups.
According to new IRS emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from Judicial Watch, former head of tax exempt groups at the IRS Lois Lerner was in contact with the Department of Justice in May 2013 about whether tax exempt groups could be criminally prosecuted for "lying" about political activity.
President of True the Vote Catherine Engelbrecht, who was target by the IRS, told WMAL radio host Larry O'Connor earlier this week the FBI has not contacted her to ask questions for their investigation.
UPDATE: For good measure.
Jon Stewart Blasts President: Obama Learns About Scandals by Watching the News?
Ah, just like his buddy!
But, didn’t Lois’ email found recently say something about making sure the emails didn’t wind up in the hands of the media?
This administration would come to a halt if it wasn’t for the nightly news.
Hey Obooboo you’re GAY! Know you cn tell people you found out about it on FR.
When all you do all day is watch porn and harass law-abiding citizens it’s tough to keep up with other departments.
They all check Drudge on an hourly basis like everybody else. Who are they kidding?
Affirmative action at its worst!
If she doesnt’t receive justice from the Just Us Department she’ll get it from the citizens she targeted. Your choice Holder.
The DOJ is too busy looking for imaginary conservative ‘lone wolves’ to bother with little things like ‘reality’...
Chicago catch phrase: “Nobody told me nuthin and I don’t know nuthin”
Most inept administration. EVER!
Chicago catch phrase: “Nobody told me nuthin and I don’t know nuthin”
That's a bald faced Lie. Lerner has been singing like a canary to the D.O.J. for MONTHS with out any legal protection while refusing to testify to the House Committees.
Yes, there are rodeo clowns and outhouse floats to persecute and prosecute. This administration is sickening. They want us to believe they know nothing going on unless their water carriers publicize it? So, they get their daily briefings from the alphabet stations? Got it!
The Obama Administration must have very limited respect for the CIA and FBI. Or maybe Obama has those the CIA and FBI locked in sleepless nights (like Holder) over the possibility of a conservative 'lone wolf'...
Or they're just plain lying.
I'm going with 'just plain lying'..
No; the DOJ is all over an outhouse float in some parade some where though.
Corrupt not inept
If a Founder had heard Holder say that, he'd have back-handed the racist, sexist child-killing jerk so hard it would have knocked his dentures out his ignorant, lying, demagoguing mouth.
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