Thanks to Townhall’s Katie Pavlich for live-tweeting Monday night’s House Oversight Committee hearing featuring IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Fox News’ Chad Pergram was also live-tweeting the hearing.
Issa reminds the room the Oversight Committee has a responsibility to tax payers to hold government accountable #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
Issa plays video of Koskinen, who is testifying tonight, telling the Committee in March that he would produce all of Lerner's emails #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
Even Democrat Elijah Cummings wanted all of Lerner's subpoenaed emails and yet, they're now "lost' #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"You [Koskinen] worked to cover up the fact that there were missing emails" -Issa #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"You came forward on a Friday afternoon after being effectively caught red handed" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
If the Oversight Committee is serious about Koskinen's lies about the emails under oath, they'll go for perjury #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"I subpoenaed you to come here tonight because quite frankly I'm tired of your game playing" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
Issa equates #IRS scandal to "Watergate & Teapot Dome." Says this scandal will be studied for generations
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 23, 2014
"We are just a little questioning what your word is worth" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
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"It's hard to love the IRS but it should not be hard to trust the IRS" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"Your agency apparently has one set of rules for taxpayers and another set of rules for themselves" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"We have a problem with you and you have a problem maintaining your credibility" -Issa to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"I believe you needed to earn our trust and you failed at that task" -Issa #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
"The American people do not believe the #IRS is dealing fairly with them in this investigation" -Issa #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) then moved the discussion to the Bush administration.
Cummings says Bush Administration lost millions of emails tied to the outing of a CIA operative, US Attys, et al.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 23, 2014
And now Cummings is blaming Bush. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
it's on. Rep Cummings now quoting @DanaPerino
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 23, 2014
Elijah Cummings just called @DanaPerino, Donna Perino. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
@KatiePavlich did he mention all of those emails were found? So none were lost. That's transparency for ya, right there.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) June 23, 2014
Of course not Donna! @danaperino #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 23, 2014
@KatiePavlich I disclosed we worried we'd lost them, but then we found them. They said they had them, then they lost them.
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) June 23, 2014
Cummings: Republicans have been trying desperately—and unsuccessfully—for more than a year to link this scandal to the White House. #IRS
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 23, 2014
Cummings on #IRS hrng: It should not be a ludicrous competition for the most hyperbolic sound-bites based on the least amount of evidence.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 23, 2014
Shorter Elijah Cummings: Lois Lerner's personal hard drive died so therefore all the emails (that are on a server somewhere) are gone #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
Very important to keep in mind Lerners personal hard drive crashing is a separate issue from emails being "lost" from an outside server #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
Issa to #IRS's Koskinen: My time has expired and I've lost my patience with you.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 23, 2014
Koskinen to Issa about unearthing lost Lois Lerner emails: If you have a magical way for me to do that, I'd be happy to hear about it.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 24, 2014
And Dem. Rep. Norton is now apologizing to Koskinen, hasn't issued apology to Americans whose rights were violated #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC): It is vile enough to look at a man and accuse him of perjury, without any evidence. #IRS
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 24, 2014
Koskinen will not say crimes haven't been committed, says he has "Seen no evidence of a crime being committed"…emails gone…#IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
Koskinen won't call the FBI, a criminal investigative agency, to come in to investigate the loss of emails #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
Special. Prosecutor. Now. This is a waste of everyone's time. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 24, 2014
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Here’s video of Issa early in the hearing.