IRS Commissioner John Koskinen taunted a House panel, saying congressional investigators can try to hold him in contempt over the Tea Party targeting scandal ‘whenever they think that they can make the charge stick.’ Has Koskinen been briefed and emboldened by superiors to intentionally mock Congress in this way? Where is rule of law, when government officials treat Congressional Oversight Committees with such contemptuous disregard?
The topic came up when Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., asked for a date at which it would be appropriate for agency officials to be held in contempt if they have not yet provided the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee with documents that have been requested from the IRS.“I think the timeline is whenever you think you could actually sustain that in a court,” Koskinen replied. “I think we have a strong case that we have been cooperative, continue to be cooperative, and anybody looking at the systems we have and the time it takes would find that we’ve provided you more cooperation than, in fact, might be expected. And I think that, in fact, arguing and threatening contempt in that situation without understanding the circumstances is probably not going to be held up.”
It wasn’t the only time that accusations flew during a testy congressional hearing, as Rep.Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, forced Koskinen to admit that he had patterned his testimony on a proposed regulation affecting the political activity of nonprofits after a Treasury Departmentofficial’s letter to Congress. Koskinen had previously said he had not conferred with administration officials.
Source: Washington Examiner
they think they are imune..time will tell..
Shut down IRS until we have the answers!!!!
LINE THEM UP and START SHOOTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“WHO” THE F**K IS WORKING FOR “WHO”?
hang all obama backers they are all traitors to america the people and our constitution starting with obama
he should be dragged from the House panel meeting and strung up by his thumbs…
Communist -mother should’ve swallowed
” CLearly everyone can see right through the lying arrogant eye’s of this disrespectful irs so called commissioner”,congress has been letting these parasites off the hook when they need to put their foot down,a Surprise Raid & confiscation of ALL records is needed & should prove to be a much quicker solution to answers needed by Congressional Leaders !!!!!!!!
he should be held in contempt and probably perjury.
put his ass in jail