

Dept. Of Justice Declines To Charge Lois Lerner In Connection With I.R.S. Targeting Scandal
Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.
Despite pleas from conservative lawmakers, the Dept. of Justice will not reopen the case against former I.R.S. official Lois Lerner.
The Department of Justice has informed Congress that its investigation has found no basis for criminal charges arising out of the targeting of conservative organizations by IRS officials evaluating applications for tax-exempt status.
The Justice Department will not pursue contempt charges against Lois Lerner because it has determined that she did not waive her rights under the Fifth Amendment.
Yet more adventures in bad records retention policy at the IRS.
The IRS’s claim that it lost some unknown number of Lois Lerner’s emails doesn’t really add up.
All of a sudden, the IRS announced it doesn’t have communications records it once claimed it did have.
Despite the fact that she asserted her right against self-incrimination, a House Committee has voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt for refusing to testify.
Not surprisingly, Lois Lerner’s attorney is saying his client will only testify under a grant of immunity.
Lois Lerner is likely headed back to Congress over the largely phony charge that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights.
Darrell Issa’s Committee seems headed for a battle over the Fifth Amendment.