NEW YORK – A House committee investigating the IRS scandal has found a link between President Obama’s criticism of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and subsequent steps taken by IRS official Lois Lerner to discriminate against conservative groups. Lerner was responding to political pressure in her efforts to clamp down on conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status in the wake of the 2012 Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, concluded a 141-page report released last Tuesday by the Republican-majority staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Lerner twice has invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions in appearances before the committee. The report clearly raised the question of whether or not the political pressure came from the White House. “It’s not the job of the IRS to overrule the Supreme Court, and it’s not the job of the IRS to crush political movements its leaders dislike,” the report said. “Her deep involvement in this scheme raises even more questions about who else was involved – including at the White House.” The report said Lerner “led efforts to scrutinize conservative groups while working to maintain a veneer of objective enforcement.” Read more at wnd/2014/03/house-report-traces-irs-scandal-to-obama/#d5T7VgBjIorK54hU.99
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 18:37:20 +0000
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