The IRS Scandal, Day 812

Wall Street Journal, Federal Judge Threatens to Hold IRS Chief in Contempt:

A federal judge threatened to hold Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen in contempt of court on Wednesday, after the agency didn’t comply with an order to provide documents in a case about its alleged targeting of conservative groups. 

• Daily Caller
• Fox News
• The Hill
• Investor's Business Daily
• Judicial Watch
• National Review
• PJ Media
• Power Line
• Washington Examiner
• WND

Washington Times, Obama Digs In, Refuses to Fire IRS Commissioner:

President Obama has no intention of firing IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, the White House said Wednesday in response to Republican lawmakers calling for his ouster.

Mr. Koskinen “is a man of the highest integrity,” said White House deputy press secretary Eric Schultz, who called him “the right person to lead this agency.”

• Biz Pac Review
• CNBC
• The Hill
• Washington Examiner

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts Hearing:

Panel #1:  John Koskinen (IRS Commissioner)

Panel #2:

• Cleta Mitchell (Foley & Lardner, Washington , D.C. ) (Testimony)
• Stephen Spaulding (Common Cause Washington , D.C. ) (Testimony)
• Edward Greim (Graves Garret, Kansas City) (Testimony)
• Lawrence Noble (George Washington University Law School) (Testimony)
• Toby Marie Walker (Waco Tea Party, Waco , TX) (Testimony)
• Diana Aviv (Independent Sector, Washington , D.C. ) (Testimony)
• Jenny Beth Martin (Tea Party Patriots, Woodstock , GA) (Testimony)
• Gregory Colvin (Public Citizen, Washington , D.C. ) (Testimony)
• Jay Sekulow (American Center for Law and Justice, Washington , D.C.) (Testimony)

• Bloomberg, Ted Cruz Says Richard Nixon's Ghost Is Smiling While Watching Obama's IRS
• Boston Globe, Cruz Takes on More Traditional GOP Target: The IRS
• Dallas Morning News, Ted Cruz Presses IRS Commissioner on Non-profit Targeting
• Fox News, Cruz on Lost IRS Emails: ‘Nixon’s Ghost Must Have Been Smiling’
• The Hill, Citing IRS Targeting, Cruz Compares Obama to Nixon
• Washington Post, Ted Cruz Beats Up on IRS, Obama White House, Comparing It To Watergate

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• The IRS Scandal, Day 809 (July 27, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 808 (July 26, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 807 (July 25, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 806 (July 24, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 805 (July 23, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 804 (July 22, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 803 (July 21, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 802 (July 20, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Day 801 (July 19, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 701-800 (April 10, 2015 - July 18, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 601-700 (Dec. 31, 2014 - April 9, 2015)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 501-600 (Sept. 22, 2014-Dec. 30, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 401-500 (June 14, 2014 - Sept. 21,2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 301-400 (Mar. 6, 2014 - June 13, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 201-300 (Nov. 26, 2013 - Mar. 5, 2014)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 101-200 (Aug. 18, 2013 - Nov. 25, 2013)
• The IRS Scandal, Days 1-100 (May 10, 2013 - Aug. 17, 2013)