HouseWays&Means votes to refer Lois Lerner

[Pressing-On]

23-14 vote

Ways and Means Committee Refers Lois Lerner to Department of Justice for Criminal Prosecution
Letter details actions taken by Lerner to deprive groups of their rights, impede the investigation

The Committee uncovered three specific acts undertaken by Lerner that may have violated one or more criminal statutes documented in the letter:

Lerner used her position to improperly influence agency action against only conservative organizations, denying these groups due process and equal protection rights under the law. She showed extreme bias and prejudice towards conservative groups. The letter lays out evidence on how Lerner targeted conservative organization Crossroads GPS as well as other right-leaning groups, while turning a blind eye to similarly-organized liberal groups, like Priorities USA.

Lerner impeded official investigations by providing misleading statements in response to questions from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA).

Lerner risked exposing, and may actually have disclosed, confidential taxpayer information, in apparent violation of Internal Revenue Code section 6103 by using her personal email to conduct official business.

If convicted of these crimes, Lerner could face up to 11 years in prison.
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/news/d...umentID=375999

Tomorrow is the next step - the House Oversight Committee will vote on whether to hold Lerner on contempt of Congress charges.