In what seems like an age ago, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) became embroiled in scandal when it came to light that conservative non-profit groups were being targeted for intensive scrutiny and denied a timely review of their requests for 501 c (4) status.
The abuses began in 2010 and were uncovered in May 2013. The focus was primarily on groups related to the Tea Party and tax reform movements. At the time, President Barack Obama expressed fake outrage and wound up doing nothing about. The Department of Justice opened a criminal inquiry that ended in 2015 with no charges being brought.
Lois Lerner, head of the Exempt Organizations unit for the IRS, was the primary focus of the inquiry because of her expressed policy of targeting tea party groups. She retired from the agency will full benefits.
It was left to watchdog groups like Judicial Watch to keep the pressure on the IRS to come clean on its illegal activities. For years, it has sought various IRS records, including Lerner’s emails.
A July 13 Inspector General report on IRS record maintenance brought to light new abuses that have led Judicial Watch to seek a new inquiry by the DOJ.
Learn the extent of the IRS’s cover-up and what appears to be the destruction of government records. The disturbing story continues on the next page.
Except: it’s NOT cynicism for government.
It’s straight up sabotage. The Republicans are only too happy to pass legislation when they’re in control. They believe in government just fine when government serves their radical agenda.
We all know about the secret meeting of Republican leaders shortly after Obama’s election in 2008 wheeee it was decided that the Republicans would act in concert to block every conceivable legislative victory for Obama, even routine legislation. It’s no coincidence that one of the most frequent refrains at the RNC was that “Obama could not pass a single budget during the past three years.”
Of course there was no budget. Because there was never a chance that the R’s would ever give an inch to allow a budget to be passed.
And not just bills. How many high level appointments have never come to a vote? The federal judiciary stands decimated.
The video of the egregious and disgusting Mitch McConnell declaring that Obama’s defeat was the Republicans’ highest priority — not governing, not serving the people, but partisan sabotage — ought to be shown every single time that Congrssional failure is discussed.
It is a massive failure not only of the MSM but of Democratic messaging at every level that this remains an obscure issue, when in fact Republican sabotage — stop calling it simply obstructionism, because it’s much more than that —
Do it now!!!
Fire his$#%&!@*!!!
Yes
When this guy testified anyone could CLEARLY tell he was lying! CLEARLY!!!
This snarkey$#%&!@*should have been fired Jauary 20 2017
Dacia Johnson CLEARlY she’s a republican not a liberal democratic Whiner! IDIOT!
Thank you Judicial Watch for your diligence!
Ass should be in jail!
FIRE HIM! SHOULD BEEN DONE LAST YEAR !