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applegrove

(118,773 posts) Wed Dec 24, 2014, 11:29 PM Dec 2014

GOP Quietly Admits There Is No IRS Scandal Involving The White House

GOP Quietly Admits There Is No IRS Scandal Involving The White House

By karoli at Crooks and Liars

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/12/gop-quietly-admits-theres-no-irs-scandal

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(NY Times)

WASHINGTON — An 18-month congressional investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s mistreatment of conservative political groups seeking tax exemptions has failed to show coordination between agency officials and political operatives in the White House, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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Mr. Issa, who is stepping down from the chairmanship, has accused the I.R.S. commissioner of engaging in a Watergate-style cover-up and accused administration officials of obstructing his investigation.

In a parting shot, Mr. Issa released the 226-page summary of the panel’s findings on Tuesday. It said that language used in emails collected by the committee suggested that I.R.S. officials in the tax-exemption unit were trying to find ways to sanction groups they disliked.

Of course, Republicans aren't finished with this. They intend to flog it next year, too, and all the way through the time that Obama leaves office in early 2017. I predict that in 2 more years, we'll get another set of documents that once again declares no wrongdoing on the part of the administration.

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GOP Quietly Admits There Is No IRS Scandal Involving The White House (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2014 OP

More US taxpayers money Wasted.. and yet the Non voters and the Voters wanted the gop to be in Cha Dec 2014 #1

It would be interesting to see how much money Issa has spent in his ridiculous investigations. Frustratedlady Dec 2014 #2

Yes, "Huge"! the Benghazi witch hunt. :( And, whatever else the gop has wasted since PBO's been Cha Dec 2014 #10

Issa is just scum. nt Hekate Dec 2014 #3

They conveniently release this when everyone's focused on Christmas AZ Progressive Dec 2014 #4

There is a scandal, just no one is paying any attention to it. Thor_MN Dec 2014 #5

What did the IRS scandal prove, just a scandal wasting money, there wasn't anything Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #6

It proves the GOP is not above employing taxpayer funded witch hunts when it suits them Major Nikon Dec 2014 #7

R#4 & KittityKick!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2014 #8

Now batting zero GOP frontman Issa..... Historic NY Dec 2014 #9

kick rbrnmw Dec 2014 #11

Cha

(297,618 posts)

1. More US taxpayers money Wasted.. and yet the Non voters and the Voters wanted the gop to be in

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 11:32 PM

Dec 2014

charge. No, the majority of those voters and non voters aren't bloody masochists.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

2. It would be interesting to see how much money Issa has spent in his ridiculous investigations.

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 11:41 PM

Dec 2014

The total has to be huge and I don't believe they've charged the WH with any "crimes" have they?

Cha

(297,618 posts)

10. Yes, "Huge"! the Benghazi witch hunt. :( And, whatever else the gop has wasted since PBO's been

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 06:00 AM

Dec 2014

in Office.

Hekate

(90,787 posts)

3. Issa is just scum. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 11:45 PM

Dec 2014

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts)

4. They conveniently release this when everyone's focused on Christmas

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 11:55 PM

Dec 2014

Hardly anyone will see or talk about this. Many people will thus still not know the truth and that a report found no wrongdoing.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

5. There is a scandal, just no one is paying any attention to it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2014, 12:07 AM

Dec 2014

Issa declared the investigation was only into the IRS's examination of conservative groups. He did not want any discussion of the IRS looking into liberal groups. The partisan component was Issa.