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Thursday, July 14, 2016

The IRS Scandal, Day 1162

IRS Logo 2Politico, Freedom Caucus Goes All-In On IRS Impeachment:

The House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday set in motion a plan to force a vote to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, bucking House GOP leaders who oppose the idea and worry it will lower the bar for such extreme actions in the future.

The group of right-wing rebels led by Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) on Tuesday had warned Paul Ryan they would file a privileged resolution — effectively bypassing leadership — if the House speaker did not agree to initiate impeachment proceedings in the Judiciary Committee.

Reps. John Fleming (R-La.) and Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) filed the measure calling for Koskinen's ouster. Due to the procedure they used to introduce the resolution, it is not "privileged" and is therefore referred to the Judiciary Committee, which does not have to act on the controversial measure.

However, Fleming and Huelskamp are expected to refile a similar measure on Thursday using a slightly different procedure, according to Republican leadership sources. This second resolution would be "privileged," meaning whoever files it can force a floor vote on the measure, although with the House ready to adjourn for a seven-week recess, that would like not take place until September.

Huelksamp said there "will be some action on it tomorrow," but declined to say exactly what he, Fleming and the Freedom Caucus are planning.

Some senior Republicans believe the move to impeach Koskinen — which will fail if the Senate doesn't go along — is a cunning political ploy by the Freedom Caucus. It puts Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in a box; he and other top Republicans can oppose the motion and be portrayed by conservative critics as protecting Koskinen, or they can support it despite concerns that it is not an appropriate action by the House.

https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2016/07/the-irs-scandal-day-1162.html

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Comments

Lol, an Obama supporter, and defender of the IRS's pogrom of persecution, talking about integrity.

Posted by: wodun | Jul 15, 2016 12:07:09 AM

Bottom line: Does Ryan have more or less integrity than Boehner?

Posted by: Publius Novus | Jul 14, 2016 12:44:10 PM