WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the Internal Revenue Service informing the Committee that they have lost Lois Lerner emails from a period of January 2009 – April 2011. Due to a supposed computer crash, the agency only has Lerner emails to and from other IRS employees during this time frame. The IRS claims it cannot produce emails written only to or from Lerner and outside agencies or groups, such as the White House, Treasury, Department of Justice, FEC, or Democrat offices.
“The fact that I am just learning about this, over a year into the investigation, is completely unacceptable and now calls into question the credibility of the IRS’s response to Congressional inquiries. There needs to be an immediate investigation and forensic audit by Department of Justice as well as the Inspector General.
“Just a short time ago, Commissioner Koskinen promised to produce all Lerner documents. It appears now that was an empty promise. Frankly, these are the critical years of the targeting of conservative groups that could explain who knew what when, and what, if any, coordination there was between agencies. Instead, because of this loss of documents, we are conveniently left to believe that Lois Lerner acted alone. This failure of the IRS requires the White House, which promised to get to the bottom of this, to do an Administration-wide search and production of any emails to or from Lois Lerner. The Administration has repeatedly referred us back to the IRS for production of materials. It is clear that is wholly insufficient when it comes to determining the full scope of the violation of taxpayer rights.”
Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) added, “In the course of the Committee’s investigation, the Administration repeatedly claimed we were getting access to all relevant IRS documents. Only now – thirteen months into the investigation – the IRS reveals that key emails from the time of the targeting have been lost. And they bury that fact deep in an unrelated letter on a Friday afternoon. In that same letter, they urge Congress to end the investigations into IRS wrongdoing. This is not the transparency promised to the American people. If there is no smidgeon of corruption what is the Administration hiding?”
They mis-placed her E-Mails. What kind of B.S. lie is that? With all the back up files these people have do they really expect us to believe that? It sound like “ANOTHER” administration cover up.
They can read all our e-mails yet conveniently lose access to their own. That’s America for you and me…something to see baby…John Mellencamp
I agree that any IRS selective targeting is bad no matter what.
But you far-right wingers need to get a grip as the reality is…
“Although Tea Party applicants got unfair IRS scrutiny, only one known group had status revoked. They’re Democrats!
FBI investigation revealed that liberal-leaning groups and the Occupy movement had triggered additional scrutiny”
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/15/meet_the_group_the_irs_actually_revoked_democrats/
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“The only known 501(c)(4) applicant to have its status denied happens to be a progressive group: the Maine chapter of Emerge America, which trains Democratic women to run for office.
Again, the focus on Tea Party groups is wrong, but two-thirds of the groups reviewed had no Tea Party ties — and only a Democratic group had its status denied.
This story is more politically complicated than the right lets on.”
I have a friend in texas that has a ranch for abused children, he applied for a 501(c) and was denied. The fact that it is a Christian organization and that he is a republican is probably a coincidence.
#1 and most importantly, I laud your friend for what he is doing as there is nothing more important to me than children. He has my deepest respect and admiration.
#2 I would be interested to know what 501(c) he applied for and why it was denied.
#3 As to your comment as to his “being a Republican and Christian” insinuation, I am becoming more & more concerned for you maybe.
Your paranoia is getting deeper and deeper by the day.
funny you should say that because according to you the only one that you know of that was denied was democrat so I said mine must have been a coincidence.
And that is true, “the only one that I know of” along With a link to verify my comment.
And I know very well what you meant by “coincidence”.
Now your comment about your friend’s denial of exempt status may or may not be based in fact or even true.
Strictly hearsay at this point.
So, unless you care to provide substantiation as to your statement, then it nothing but pure conjecture on your part.
And we all know where your thoughts lie, on par with likes of Rush Limbaugh.
First of all I have always said that anything I post about I have done either research on or received the information first hand. I couldn’t remember which 501c that my friend applied for but after looking up his facebook page it is 501c(3), I don’t know why he was denied. You accuse me of lying which I take offence to so here is his facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/309628195714729/
My intent was not to accuse you of lying maybe, and I hope that you do not take it that way.
I was attempting to say was that anyone can say anything on the internet but that does not make it true. Perhaps I could have phrased that better.
You may have missed my original intent, that this whole IRS scandal many on the right think that it was all about the Tea Party and that they were only the ones targeted.
And that is blatantly false.
But you right away, had to go right wing.
Holder is the worst most corrupt attorney general and was placed in that position for exactly that reason.
What do you expect from a former black panther.