Posted on 03/09/2017 1:26:44 PM PST by NoLibZone
Nearly two months into the Trump administration, the IRS commissioner House Republicans once threatened with impeachment remains on the job.
John Koskinen's continued tenure may be surprising, considering how aggressively Republicans went after him under the Obama administration. But despite a sustained push by congressional Republicans to oust the IRS chief before his five-year term expires this November, President Trump so far has made no move to do so.
A White House official, asked about the commissioner's future, also told Fox News on Wednesday they had no personnel announcements “at this time.”
House Republicans aren't giving up their quest to show Koskinen the door.
“President Trump should fire Commissioner Koskinen and replace him with someone that will bring integrity and competence to the IRS,” House Judiciary Committee Chariman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., told Fox News on Tuesday.
Just days after Trump took office, Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker, R- N.C., along with 53 other House Republicans, also wrote a letter asking the new president to remove Koskinen.
“The consideration of the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in the House in late 2016 was a clear indication that Congress and the American people have no confidence in Commissioner Koskinen or his ability to discharge his duties,” Walker wrote, nudging the president by citing statutory language giving him authority to strip Koskinen of his title. Doing so, he claimed, would “restore the credibility” of the federal tax authority.
“We have not received a response to our letter,” an aide at the Republican Study Committee told Fox News. “We understand, however, the administration remains busy putting its team in place, and we look forward to its response.”
A White House spokesperson told Fox News they received the January letter and "are currently reviewing it."
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If he is under audit and then fires the head of the IRS , then it does not look good. Personally I say fire him and investigate the IRS, and let the chips fall wherever/.
That’s a VERY good question. He’s one of the first swamp things that should have been exterminated. Ummm, I meant extirpated. Sure I did.
JK has to go...soon.
Everyone might want to take a look around at the onslaught of attacks from every quarter being made on President Trump. A lesser man would have already folded under the fire that’s being directed at him. Plus, let’s not forget the RATs are slow walking his appointments, so the IRS is probably down his list at the moment.
Easy one
If you are going to put the full court press on someone better he’s working for you.
Trump’s playing 3D chess -they’re playing checkers.
Lurking’
This enemy of conservatives should have been fired in week 1 of Pres. Trump’s term. He must go!
The arrogant bastard lied about the irs targeting normal people under orders from bammy. He needs to be in jail.
He knows stuff.......................
As soon as President Trump cleans up the IRS I can write my Senators and Congressman again.
Bad move, Trump.
All of these big companies like Trump are always under audit.
The only reason to keep the creep is if Trump can use him as a snitch against 0bama with respect to the IRS political audits of conservative groups and the lax oversight of Leftist groups.
Sometimes these people of low character will sell out to save their skin, but all too often their are bound to their Satanic masters.
I agree. I also think it's just a matter of getting the DOJ straightened out first. 0bama and the dems put quite the swamp in there inside the swamp.
Maybe we should start calling it "The Deep Swamp", LOL. It's just a matter of time and the Dems along with the DC establishment knows it.
CGato
Why not him, Comey and the entire State Department?
He may well be a bargaining chip to get some of Trump’s agenda passed.
If the congressmen want IRS head gone, dicker with them to vote for one of his issues. He can even let Congress take the credit for it, Win,Win.
Stop and think about Trump’s private sector issues regarding ongoing audits, and then ask the same question, why? Because he knows they’ll accuse him of interfering or being punitive. Let the matter of the audit get settled, then you’ll see action, in my opinion.
good point
The sooner we can get rid of Koskinen, the sooner we can access IRS documentation as to the Lerner scandal for an unbiased review of how this was allowed to occur.I still think Lerner needs to be indicted.
Occam’s Razor answer: Don’t create such chaos until after April 15.
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