Last year emails revealed former IRS official Lois Lerner was in contact with the Department of Justice Criminal Division about criminally prosecuting conservative tea party groups for pursuing political activity (opposed to President Obama's agenda) by "posing" as non-profit organizations.
Now, new documents obtained by government watchdog Judicial Watchthrough two different Freedom of Information Act lawsuits show extensive collaboration between the IRS and DOJ (and subsequently the FBI) to go after conservative groups with criminal charges. The IRS likely violated federal law by illegally sharing 1.25 million pages of taxpayer information with DOJ, which were contained on nearly two dozen FBI backup tapes. Further, information shows DOJ wanted IRS officials who were scheduled to testify in front of Congress about the targeting scandal to turn over planned remarks to them first before delivering on Capitol Hill. From JW:
Judicial Watch today released new Department of Justice (DOJ) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) documents that include an official “DOJ Recap” report detailing an October 2010 meeting between Lois Lerner, DOJ officials and the FBI to plan for the possible criminal prosecution of targeted nonprofit organizations for alleged illegal political activity.
The newly obtained records also reveal that the Obama DOJ wanted IRS employees who were going to testify to Congress to turn over documents to the DOJ before giving them to Congress. Records also detail how the Obama IRS gave the FBI 21 computer disks, containing 1.25 million pages of confidential IRS returns from 113,000 nonprofit social 501(c)(4) welfare groups – or nearly every 501(c)(4) in the United States – as part of its prosecution effort. According to a letter from then-House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, “This revelation likely means that the IRS – including possibly Lois Lerner – violated federal tax law by transmitting this information to the Justice Department.”
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Guess what will happen? ?? NOTHING ##!!!!! The Republican party has no balls which is why trump will win. He's trying to show these clowns how to win and they cowering in the corner hands over their ears. DISGRACEFUL
ReplyDeleteSo much for your tax files being confidential.
ReplyDeleteThey CANNOT STOP lying, cheating, and violating the law.
Anyone remember the firestorm in the media when Nixon was using the IRS to get at his enemies?
Where is the media outrage NOW?
Keep cheering.
Interesting that the only times departments talk to each other is to collaborate on illegal activities...and then deny it until the smoking gun comes out!
ReplyDeleteOn a tangent here, this shows me the caliber of person who is actually employed at these various federal departments, particularly the heads of and management.
ReplyDeleteGutless degenerate bootlickers without the fortitude to stand up for morality, freedom and patriotism. Followers, not leaders. Traitors following a fanatical criminal bent on this country's destruction. Yet, they continue to follow blindly to what will be their own demise.