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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIssa casts a wide net in IRS fishing expedition, subpoenas 28 years of Lerner's records
Oversight Chair Darrell Issa subpoenas 28 years of records
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CNN Capitol Hill reporter Lisa Desjardins
Washington (CNN) - Expanding his IRS investigation by more than two decades, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-California, has sent a subpoena to the Federal Elections Commission for all communications involving former IRS administrator Lois Lerner from January 1, 1986 to the present day.
This new search is the broadest-yet for records in a year-long investigation by Issa and congressional Republicans, who are trying to assess why the agency targeted tea party and other political groups for extra scrutiny.
Issa issued the subpoena to Lee Goodman, head of the Federal Election Commission, on Tuesday for communications involving Lerner, who is seen as a central figure in the controversy because she ran the division that executed the targeting.
She resigned last year after the Treasury Departments inspector general found those working under her used inappropriate criteria to scrutinize certain groups. Since then, Lerner has refused to testify before Congress, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. This has added to the Republican push to find any documents related to Lerner and her time in government.
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Posted by
CNN Capitol Hill reporter Lisa Desjardins
Washington (CNN) - Expanding his IRS investigation by more than two decades, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-California, has sent a subpoena to the Federal Elections Commission for all communications involving former IRS administrator Lois Lerner from January 1, 1986 to the present day.
This new search is the broadest-yet for records in a year-long investigation by Issa and congressional Republicans, who are trying to assess why the agency targeted tea party and other political groups for extra scrutiny.
Issa issued the subpoena to Lee Goodman, head of the Federal Election Commission, on Tuesday for communications involving Lerner, who is seen as a central figure in the controversy because she ran the division that executed the targeting.
She resigned last year after the Treasury Departments inspector general found those working under her used inappropriate criteria to scrutinize certain groups. Since then, Lerner has refused to testify before Congress, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. This has added to the Republican push to find any documents related to Lerner and her time in government.
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So now looking at what Lerner did at the FEC is somehow related to her work at the IRS?
Issa is becoming increasingly desperate to uncover broken laws, ANY broken laws. He's going further against Lerner than they did against Clinton in the 90s!
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Issa casts a wide net in IRS fishing expedition, subpoenas 28 years of Lerner's records (Original Post)
MohRokTah
Jun 2014
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livetohike
(22,165 posts)1. He's insane and he is an ass. Lived in his CD for six long years. n/t
warrior1
(12,325 posts)2. I'm sure there's a statute of limitations that handles most of the 28 years
LLD
(136 posts)3. I say, load up a few trailers with files and dump them all on his front lawn.
Lets get them trailers loaded!