HouseWays&Means votes to refer Lois Lerner

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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.

[n david]

Won't matter since the Attorney General himself is also under contempt.

Holder won't do a thing about this....it's part of his "broad discretion" powers.

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Originally Posted by n david

Won't matter since the Attorney General himself is also under contempt.

Holder won't do a thing about this....it's part of his "broad discretion" powers.

I agree. Unless the Republicans control the Senate, they will continue to stonewall. That is one reason why Harry Reid is looking very hard for his plutocrat, since there is no Romney, in the Koch brothers. He is just ridiculous.

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The Oversight Committee is considering Lois Lerner contempt today.

Watch live at http://oversight.house.gov

or on Cspan

http://www.c-span.org/video/?318725-...ntempt-hearing

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Sen. James Lankford is certainly laying out a good case against Lerner. Well done!!!

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LIKE A BOSS: Trey Gowdy schools Democrats on why Lois Lerner waived her 5th amendment rights

http://therightscoop.com/like-a-boss...ndment-rights/

[n david]

I like that a few have said if Holder doesn't do his job, which he won't, then the House will use their power to arrest her. I hope it's not just idle threats, but that they follow through and arrest her when Holder declares he's using his broad discretion not to do anything.

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Originally Posted by n david

I like that a few have said if Holder doesn't do his job, which he won't, then the House will use their power to arrest her. I hope it's not just idle threats, but that they follow through and arrest her when Holder declares he's using his broad discretion not to do anything.

Gowdy was saying, yesterday, that Boehner is the one that isn't being tough. So, I don't see that happening.

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The Ayes have it - 21 - 12