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Lot of good this will do.
Eric Holder has demonstrated that "Contempt of Congress" means nothing to friends of Obama. Holder has been in Contempt of Congress for almost two years, and there is no result at all.
Lerner will do the same.
From Fox:
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Justice Department Used Lois Lerner To Build Criminal Case Against Non-profits Republicans on a House oversight panel say the Justice Department asked former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner in 2010 to help...
- Lerner Is Now Officially Being Held In Contempt Of Congress
FOX News reported:A House committee voted Wednesday to formally ask the Justice Department to consider criminal prosecution against ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, the figure at the center of the political targeting scandal.The House Ways and...
- Former Irs Official Lois Lerner Could Go To Prison On Contempt Charges
The Examiner reported: This may come as a shock to Lois Lerner, but the House of Representatives has the authority to jail her unless she changes her mind about refusing to answer questions about her role in the IRS scandal. Essentially, what is...
- Lois Lerner Changes Mind, Will Testify Before Congress About Irs Tea Party Scandal - Updated
Very odd. Issa says he doesn't know why she changed her mind. Does that mean she has not been granted immunity? What's going on? From Fox: Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, a central figure in the IRS scandal, will appear...
- Lois Lerner Says She Will Testify Only If Granted Immunity Or Under Court Order
From Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner will testify about the IRS handling of Tea Party cases only in exchange for an immunity agreement, her lawyer told a congressional committee Wednesday. Until then, Lerner will not answer...
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U.S. House Hold Former IRS Official Lois Lerner In Contempt Of Congress
Lot of good this will do.
Eric Holder has demonstrated that "Contempt of Congress" means nothing to friends of Obama. Holder has been in Contempt of Congress for almost two years, and there is no result at all.
Lerner will do the same.
From Fox:
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the agency’s targeting of conservative groups.
The House voted 231-187 for a resolution holding Lerner in contempt. Lerner’s case will now be sent to the Justice Department, which then must decide whether to essentially prosecute Lerner in the case.
House GOP leaders have said Lerner’s testimony is important to fully investigate the scandal, in which IRS agents singled out Tea Party nonprofit applications for extra scrutiny.
“Thorough investigations by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee as well as the Ways and Means Committee have revealed findings that indicate that Ms. Lerner played a central role in the illegal targeting of conservative groups by the IRS,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said in a memo last month.
Last May, Lerner refused to answer questions at a hearing about IRS agents singling out Tea Party applications. She again refused to answer questions in March, citing her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The House Oversight Committee voted to hold Lerner in contempt last month. All Republicans voted in favor and all Democrats voted against.
Lerner directed the IRS division that processes applications for tax-exempt status. She retired from the IRS last fall, ending a 34-year career in the federal government, including work at the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission.
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Justice Department Used Lois Lerner To Build Criminal Case Against Non-profits Republicans on a House oversight panel say the Justice Department asked former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner in 2010 to help...
- Lerner Is Now Officially Being Held In Contempt Of Congress
FOX News reported:A House committee voted Wednesday to formally ask the Justice Department to consider criminal prosecution against ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, the figure at the center of the political targeting scandal.The House Ways and...
- Former Irs Official Lois Lerner Could Go To Prison On Contempt Charges
The Examiner reported: This may come as a shock to Lois Lerner, but the House of Representatives has the authority to jail her unless she changes her mind about refusing to answer questions about her role in the IRS scandal. Essentially, what is...
- Lois Lerner Changes Mind, Will Testify Before Congress About Irs Tea Party Scandal - Updated
Very odd. Issa says he doesn't know why she changed her mind. Does that mean she has not been granted immunity? What's going on? From Fox: Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner, a central figure in the IRS scandal, will appear...
- Lois Lerner Says She Will Testify Only If Granted Immunity Or Under Court Order
From Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner will testify about the IRS handling of Tea Party cases only in exchange for an immunity agreement, her lawyer told a congressional committee Wednesday. Until then, Lerner will not answer...