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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. https://twitter.com/DarrellIssa/status/350658805895409664 From USA Today: A deeply divided House...

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 told Reuters...

IRS Official Lois Lerner Placed on Administrative Leave as Scandal Grows

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 23, 2013 17 Comments

This just in tonight, an IRS source in the agency’s Cincinnati office says that Lois Lerner, one of the officials at the center of the IRS scandal, has been placed on administrative leave (with pay). From National Review Online: Lerner on Thursday afternoon sent an e-mail to...

Issue spotting Lois Lerner and the 5th Amendment

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 23, 2013 23 Comments

Lois Lerner famously purported to invoke the 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination yesterday while appearing before Congress. A number of people have reached out to me to ask me to write about it. Unfortunately, it's outside my area of experience and I don't have time to...

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:

https://twitter.com/DavidMDrucker/status/337210860441329666 Lerner full appearance: After she gave an opening statement and defended herself, Lerner refused to testify and was dismissed from the hearing:

Lois Lerner leaves hearing room after invoking 5th Amendment

And they want the #IRS to enforce #Obamacare? twitpic.com/csfo8t
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) May 22, 2013

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 committee...

IRS head uses the “P” word — and thereby eviscerates the claim this is not a political scandal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 21, 2013 9 Comments

Also, Treasury and Senior IRS officials behind the planted question and answer...

Was Celia Roady, who asked the planted question, a victim of the IRS?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2013 10 Comments

At congressional hearings yesterday, it was revealed that the IRS planted a question at an ABA meeting in order to give Lois Lerner of the IRS the opportunity to get ahead of the pending Inspector General Report and make it seem as if the IRS had voluntarily...

Questioner initially denied IRS Q&A was set up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 11 Comments

At congressional hearings today, it was revealed that IRS planted question at ABA mtg disclosing targeting of conservatives via communications between Celia Roady, a tax lawyer who asked the question, and Lois Lerner of the IRS who was on an ABA panel. Roady has a deep...

IRS planted question at ABA mtg disclosing targeting of conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 18 Comments

Nothing says "trust the IRS" quite like the IRS planting questions at Bar Association meetings...

IRS Hearings Live

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 10 Comments

[Hearing now adjourned.] Start at 9 a.m. Eastern. You can view it on CSPAN-2. [live video and Twitter fees removed]

Congressman Roskam (IL-06) did a particularly good job: https://twitter.com/JessicaTaylor/status/335384220966993921

George: Conclusion: IRS was using inappropriate criteria, was delaying their apps, and was asking inappropriate questions of applicants
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Miller says that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient." Says was a mistake, not act of partisanship. Unreal.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Acting IRS Commissioner Miller says "partisanship" played "no role" in the targeting. WHAT? #OhHellNo
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) May 17, 2013

Miller aware of inappropriate behavior on May 3rd of 2012. 6 months before election. #IRS
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 17, 2013

Sure. RT @andrewstilesnro: Miller: IRS leaks to Propublica, release of NOM donor list were "inadvertent."
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 17, 2013

Assuming Miller is being truthful, he makes the #IRS sound like a rogue agency where agents do whatever they want. #IRShearing
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) May 17, 2013

Levin: "no evidence of political motivation". Except for, you know, the evidence of political motivation. #irs #tcot
— David Steinberg (@DavidSPJM) May 17, 2013

So the fact that only conservative groups were targeted for audits, leaks, and Kafka-esque questioning is a coincidence? Media..?
— John Nolte(@NolteNC) May 17, 2013

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