CUMMINGS RELEASES FULL TRANSCRIPT OF “CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN” IRS MANAGER Denying WH Involvement
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Source: House Oversight & Reform Committee Press Release
Washington, DC (June 18, 2013)Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released to Members of Congress and the American public the full transcript of an interview with an IRS Screening Group Manager in Cincinnati who provided a detailed account of how Tea Party groups applying for tax-exempt status were first identified by the IRS. The Manager, a self-identified conservative Republican and 21-year veteran of the IRS, denies that he or anyone on his team was directed by the White House to take these actions or that they were politically motivated.
LETTER TO;
The Honorable Darrell E. Issa
Chairman
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am writing to inform you that I am making available to Members of Congress and the public the full transcript of an interview with the IRS Screening Group Manager in Cincinnati, which was conducted jointly by the Oversight Committee and the Ways and Means Committee as part of our investigation into the identification and screening of Tea Party applicants for taxexempt status. I am attaching a copy of this transcript, with redactions of specific names to protect individual privacy.
Transcript Shows No White House Involvement or Political Motivation
This interview transcript provides a detailed first-hand account of how these practices first originated, and it debunks conspiracy theories about how the IRS first started reviewing these cases. Answering questions from Committee staff for more than five hours, this official who identified himself as a "conservative Republican"denied that he or anyone on his team was directed by the White House to take these actions or that they were politically motivated.
Instead, the Screening Group Manager explained that the very first case at issue in this investigation was initially flagged by one of his own screeners in February 2010. He told us he agreed that this case should be elevated to IRS employees in Washington because it was a "high profile" application in which the organization indicated that it would be engaging in political activity. He explained that he initiated the first effort to gather similar cases in order to ensure their consistent treatment, and that he took this action on his own, without any direction from his superiors, and without any political motivation. He also confirmed that one of his screeners developed terms subsequently identified by the Inspector General as "inappropriate," such as "Patriot" and "9/12 project," but that he did not become aware that his screener was using terms until more than a year later.
Read more: http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5936:first-hand-account-cummings-releases-full-transcript-of-conservative-republican-irs-manager-explaining-genesis-of-tea-party-screening-&catid=3:press-releases&Itemi
Basically, Issa lied his tail off and is now exposed for doing such.
Here;s a PoliticusUSA.com story that led me to this - but is too much of opinion to be featured (per the rules I'm learning)
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/06/18/full-transcript-reveals-darrell-issa-lied-obama-involvement-irs-scandal.html
How in the hell can the good people in Issa's district continually vote for a person who lies not only to the people he represents but the rest of America. He should be called out for his lies and misrepresentation by the news media, sorry that means that they would have to start doing their job, not going to happen.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)funny sounding name Man - they hate the most;
even when they make up [c]hit and try to hide the evidence.
louis-t
(23,296 posts)The repugs that keep him in office think it's funny.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Sad state of affairs for our nation.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Issa and his ilk are such tools.
lastlib
(23,263 posts)The most vile, corrupt member of Congress. Achieving that over Eric Cantor, Steve Stockman, and Paul Ryan is his sole achievement.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Being the home of the free and brave - did not include knave's (deceitful fellows)
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 19, 2013, 05:35 AM - Edit history (1)
We are all quite sick of Republican lies. You got zippo for cred. Deservedly so.
Try doing something good for America and Americans for a change.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Bang Blang...
CarmanK
(662 posts)Let him know, if you agree that he committed an act of courage that is so absent in US house under John Boehner.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)and yes - it was a brave thing to do -
sobenji
(316 posts)For the inevitable teabagger FB post.
calimary
(81,389 posts)Glad you're here! I'm going to call Congressman Cummings's office tomorrow and thank him, as well.
They need to know when they've done a good thing! Usually I say "if they think you don't care, they won't, either!" But in the case of this particular representative, I'd expect he'd do righteously whether anyone else cared or not.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)It is cool to see good faith performance by a public servant
sobenji
(316 posts)Great idea.
mountain grammy
(26,640 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)letting him know - that we care about him doing good
is a great thing to do...
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Conservative Republican At IRS Defends Tea Party Targeting
John Shafer, a self-described conservative Republican, says there was no political agenda and that he and a lower level worker first flagged a Tea Party group because of the high profile the Tea Party was getting. Shafer spoke to congressional investigators.
Asked if the lower-level agent sought to elevate the case to Washington because he disagreed with Tea Party politics, Shafer said that was not the case.
We never, never discussed any political, personal aspirations whatsoever, he said, according to a transcript of his testimony reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
http://www.alan.com/2013/06/19/conservative-republican-at-irs-defends-tea-party-targeting/
I wonder what FoxNews had to say about this today
4bucksagallon
(975 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,467 posts)John2
(2,730 posts)of a real scandal, but the media is ignoring it, like it never happened. It is a reason why I think they are accomplices. They should be all over this. They should be calling for Issa's dismissal. He is misleading the Public and the media.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)be all over this;
but they won't!