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House IRS hearings live streaming — Lois Lerner to plead 5th

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 22, 2013 28 Comments

Some great opening statements. Will embed videos when available. [Hearings now adjourned] The moment when she invokes 5th Amendment: Lerner: I have not broken any laws; I have not violated any IRS regs; I have not done anything wrong #IRShearing — David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker)...

IRS Official Lois Lerner to plead the 5th – Update: Statement from Issa’s Office

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 21, 2013 43 Comments

Lois Lerner, the IRS head of exempt organizations division, will invoke the fifth amendment this week rather than answer questions about the recent IRS scandal, according to a letter sent to Congress by her attorney. Lerner was scheduled to answer questions from the House Oversight...

IRS finds 30,000 Lerner emails days after “threat” of buggy whipping

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 21, 2014 48 Comments

Or maybe it was fear of "spontaneous diarrhea"

Judicial Watch: IRS “did not undertake any significant efforts to obtain” missing Lerner emails

Posted by Amy Miller on November 06, 2014 15 Comments

Fits a pattern.

Greg Gutfeld: “Seriously, that even made me feel bad for Lerner”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 09, 2014 59 Comments

Bob Beckel adds, "...that's an insult to Andrew Breitbart's history."

Judge launches special inquiry into missing IRS emails and Lerner hard drive

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 14, 2014 44 Comments

Insufficient IRS explanations cause Judge to order sworn answers from IRS about Lois Lerner's hard drive and emails.

Did IRS’ Lerner Target Senator Chuck Grassley?

Posted by Bruce Carroll on June 25, 2014 22 Comments

New emails suggest IRS official wanted to audit GOP Senator

IRS says it has lost over two years of Lerner emails

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 13, 2014 78 Comments

Supposed computer crash to blame

IRS to turn over Lerner emails

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 08, 2014 16 Comments

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced Friday that, after months of discussions, the IRS has agreed to turn over Lois Lerner emails and documents to the committee. More from The Hill: The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to turn over emails...

House Panel Vote: IRS’ Lerner Waived Fifth Amendment Right

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 28, 2013 27 Comments

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform approved a resolution Friday determining that IRS official Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination when she made opening statements in a May hearing before refusing to answer further questions. .@GOPoversight voted 22-17 that Lois...

IRS Officials Lerner and Miller Receive Violent Threats

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 15, 2013 21 Comments

In the wake of intense criticism over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, former and current embattled IRS officials, Steven Miller and Lois Lerner, have reportedly received threats of physical violence. From Sky News: Ousted IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller has received threats, a source...

Mitch McConnell Did The Nation A Great Favor By Keeping Merrick Garland Off The Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2021 71 Comments

If there were a scintilla of doubt that McConnell did the nation a great favor, that doubt should have been put to rest during Garland's June 15, 2021, speech on "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism." The ideological purge will make Lois Lerner blush.