On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service apologized for scrutinizing tax exempt organization applications which included the words "Tea Party" or "patriot". This has raised serious concerns from both Republicans and Democrats alike. |
October 19, 2016 - Hillary Clinton’s IRS — a sneak preview
What if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) singled out hundreds of grassroots citizens groups across the nation and subjected them to ill treatment because of their political beliefs and values, mainly in opposition to the president of the United States?
October 18, 2016 - IRS ordered to resolve Tea Party groups' applications
District Judge Reggie Walton last week ruled that the IRS has to issue determinations by Nov. 11 for groups with pending applications and groups whose applications were previously withdrawn because of the targeting but were reactivated during a hearing.
November 13, 2016 - Obama’s Tax Lawyers Had Conservative Groups’ Confidential Information
At least two Department of Justice attorneys, Norah Bringer and Andrew Strelka, defended the IRS in the resulting litigation, then were hired by the White House.
October 4, 2016 - Election corruption threat watch: IRS continues to target political opposition
Using the agencies of the federal government to oppress and persecute opposing views used to be something only seen in Russia and other totalitarian systems. Vladimir Putin loves to use the Russian tax authorities to go after his enemies.
October 4, 2016 - Did Weaponized IRS Leak Trump's Tax Returns?
Could it really be just coincidence that Hillary Clinton focused on Trump’s failure to release his tax returns, surmising that the reason might be he hasn’t been paying any taxes, just days before the New York Times printed pages from his 1995 return showing a loss that “may have” allowed him to not pay taxes for the next 18 years? Was this Hillary’s “October surprise” for Trump?
September 29, 2016 - When the ‘government is for the government’
Just a few weeks ago, we learned that Hillary’s IT support contractor accidentally wiped her server with “Bleach Bit,” a sophisticated and expensive tool, a couple of days after Hillary received a congressional subpoena for that server.
September 26, 2016 - IRS chief: Officials who deleted Lois Lerner emails were not fired
Koskinen said the two officials had committed an "honest mistake" by wiping 422 back-up tapes believed to contain Lerner's emails in 2014.
September 26, 2016 - After House Hearing, IRS Commissioner Koskinen in Cross-Hairs
We expect this kind of behavior from dictatorships and totalitarian governments, not from the United States of America government. It represents a direct attack on freedom of speech and thus an attack on our Constitution and our democracy.”
September 26, 2016 - IRS chief hasn't escaped impeachment yet
The fate of embattled IRS Commissioner John Koskinen is likely to remain up in the air until at least November, as the divided Republican Party continues to debate what to do next following his impeachment hearing last week.
September 22, 2016 - IRS Chief Koskinen Calls Impeachment 'Improper' During Hearing
Koskinen told the panel he regrets “failings” by himself and IRS staff members related to allegations that the agency destroyed e-mails sought by congressional investigators and that Koskinen misled Congress about those records. He said he didn’t try to be misleading. “I responded honestly and in good faith as events unfolded,” he said.
September 21, 2016 - Jim Jordan calls for removal of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in impeachment hearing
“In retrospect, if I had to do it over, I would’ve advised Congress immediately, he said though he said the later disclosure did not delay or change the investigation.”
September 21, 2016 - IRS commissioner admits he made 'mistaken' statements about email destruction
"Some of my testimony later proved mistaken," Koskinen admitted.
September 21, 2016 - 7 Times Obama Administration Officials 'Plead The Fifth' In High Profile Scandals
Combetta pled the fifth to Congress last week when asked to testify about Clinton's email scandal. Yet we've since learned that, the day after Congress demanded Clinton's emails in July 2013, Combetta anonymously went online to Reddit, under the pseudonym "StoneTear," and asked for help on how to strip out email addresses from archived emails.
September 21, 2016 - IRS chief: Don't impeach me
Koskinen will be the sole witness at Wednesday's hearing, which is the result of an agreement between Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to postpone a vote on an impeachment resolution that was expected last week.
September 21, 2016 - IRS commissioner faces GOP critics seeking his impeachment
The fact that Koskinen is being heard from at all on Wednesday is due to Freedom Caucus members pushing the issue in the face of clear hesitation from House leaders, including Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), over whether Koskinen’s conduct rises to the level of impeachment.