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"Not A Smidgen Of Corruption"

Steve

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that Steven Miller, the acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, had resigned amid criticism over the tax agency's handling of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

"I've reviewed the Treasury Department watchdog's report, and the misconduct that it uncovered was inexcusable," Obama said in a statement at the White House. "It's inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angry about it, and I'm angry about it."

gee if everything was just dandy.. then why force the guy to resign?

maybe because the corruption had to have a scapegoat?

House investigators soon talked to workers in the Cincinnati office, who said everything they did came from Washington. Elizabeth Hofacre, in charge of processing tea-party applications in Cincinnati, told investigators that her work was overseen and directed by a lawyer in the IRS Washington office named Carter Hull.

Now comes Mr. Hull's testimony. And like Ms. Hofacre, he pointed his finger upward. Mr. Hull—a 48-year IRS veteran and an expert on tax exemption law—told investigators that tea-party applications under his review were sent upstairs within the Washington office, at the direction of Lois Lerner.

In April 2010, Hull was assigned to scrutinize certain tea-party applications. He requested more information from the groups. After he received responses, he felt he knew enough to determine whether the applications should be approved or denied.

But his recommendations were not carried out.

Michael Seto, head of Mr. Hull's unit, also spoke to investigators. He told them Lois Lerner made an unusual decision: Tea-party applications would undergo additional scrutiny—a multilayered review.

Mr. Hull told House investigators that at some point in the winter of 2010-11, Ms. Lerner's senior adviser, whose name is withheld in the publicly released partial interview transcript, told him the applications would require further review:

Q: "Did [the senior adviser to Ms. Lerner] indicate to you whether she agreed with your recommendations?"

A: "She did not say whether she agreed or not. She said it should go to chief counsel."

Q: "The IRS chief counsel?"

A: "The IRS chief counsel."

The IRS chief counsel is named William Wilkins. And again, he is one of only two Obama political appointees in the IRS.




Ms. Hofacre of the Cincinnati office testified that when she was given tea-party applications, she had to kick them upstairs. When she was given non-tea-party applications, they were sent on for normal treatment. Was she told to send liberal or progressive groups for special scrutiny? No, she did not scrutinize the applications of liberal or progressive groups. "I would send those to general inventory." Who got extra scrutiny? "They were all tea-party and patriot cases." She became "very frustrated" by the "micromanagement" from Washington. "It was like working in lost luggage." She applied to be transferred.

For his part, Mr. Hull backed up what he'd told House investigators. He described what was, essentially, a big, lengthy runaround in the Washington office in which no one was clear as to their reasons but everything was delayed. The multitiered scrutiny of the targeted groups was, he said, "unusual."
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324448104578614220949743916

Lerner pleaded the fifth,. and Miller was forced to resign ,.. and the Obama political appointee was implicated..

looks like it was rotten all the way to the top..
 

Steve

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with all that is said.. the congress needs to drag Lerner in.. give her limited immunity,.. immunity crafted to get to the facts of who ordered the targeting.

and find out who ordered what..
 

Sandhusker

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Hell with limited immunity. I'm water-boarding her and showing the electric cables. This pussy-footing has gone on too long and I'm damn sick and tired of it.
 

Tam

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Sandhusker said:
Hell with limited immunity. I'm water-boarding her and showing the electric cables. This p***y-footing has gone on too long and I'm damn sick and tired of it.

I would subpoena everyone that have been implicated in previous testimony and start asking very pointed question, if they plead the fifth, they get tossed in jail for contempt of Congress no get out the jail free card. They only get out when they spilling their guts and if they don't well they stay in jail until somebodyis able to clear them with proven evidence of who knew what and when and who ordered the targeting. If they want to sit in jail to protect the President and his POLITICAL advisors in the White House then so be it. But somebody needs to be held accountable and be made an example of to stop this crap from happening EVER AGAIN. Anyone being caught lying about any questionable actions needs to be taught LYING COSTS and nobody in the Obama Administration has had to pay a damn thing for ANYTHING. ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT. :mad:
 
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