Thursday, March 6, 2014

Examiner Editorial: Lois Lerner stays silent to protect someone outside the IRS


It isn't hard to figure out why Lerner's lips are sealed. - Washington Examiner Editorial
Finally, Issa told Lerner that another IRS executive had told the oversight panel that she had ordered that Tea Party applications be subjected to a “multi-level review.” She refused to explain why she singled out Tea Party applications for such reviews.

These simple questions – each based on indisputable facts – establish that somebody outside of the IRS told her they wanted the tax agency to “fix” something involving groups seeking 501(c)(4) tax status, that she directed subordinates to begin a (c)(4) project she feared could be seen as “political,” that she viewed Tea Party groups as “dangerous,” and that she ordered that such groups be subjected to “multi-level review.” Those are the four essential points of the IRS scandal: Who ordered the tax agency to get involved, who in the tax agency responded, who they targeted and what actions they took. She cannot answer these questions because, as she herself has claimed, that would be incriminating. Lerner and others must hope Issa doesn’t already have the answers.
Emails show IRS’ Lois Lerner specifically targeted tea party - Stephen Dinan/Washington Times
Lois Lerner fears for her life if she testifies at Wednesday’s oversight hearing - The Federalist (image source)
How can there not be “a smidgen of corruption” in the IRS targeting of conservatives scandal if Lois Lerner fears that testifying could cost her life, or the life of family members?
Lois Lerner fears for her life if she testifies at Wednesday’s oversight hearing - Daily Caller