Mathew D. Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
7/18/2013
Contrary
to prior testimony, it has now been learned that the IRS Chief
Counsel’s office demanded information on 2010 Election activity of Tea
Party applicants.
Career
IRS officials in Washington now say that Lois Lerner ordered Tea Party
cases to go through a multi-layer review that included her senior
advisor and the IRS Chief Counsel’s office.
The IRS Chief Counsel’s office is led by William Wilkins, one of two Obama Administration political appointees at the IRS.
This is another scathing indictment of the IRS’ complete lack of integrity and impartiality. Please see my message below – Mat.
Conservatives,
In
newly uncovered evidence, four GOP leaders now assert that the office of
the Chief Counsel of the IRS is likely to have conspired in the IRS
targeting of conservative groups.
In
prior testimonies, the IRS maintained that Chief Counsel William
Wilkins, an Obama appointee, and his office had no involvement in the
review and decisions regarding the applications of conservative groups.
But
it is now being alleged by these GOP leaders, based on a recent
testimony, that Lois Lerner, the senior IRS official who earlier took
the Fifth Amendment before Congress, put out instructions in the agency
for applications to be reviewed by the Chief Counsel’s office.
This
allegation is certainly contrary to the IRS official testimony and once
again reveals the potential of higher level involvement than has been
previously admitted.
++IRS officials on the Hill hot seat today.
Additional
IRS employees will testify today before the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee in that committee’s effort to uncover how
high up the chain of command the orders originated to target
conservative groups – and how the employees were directed to comply with
their superiors’ wishes.
Committee
Chairman Darrel Issa (R-CA) has been relentless in the investigation
into the IRS abuse of power and is to be commended.
++The IRS stonewall is breaking down.
The
news of the Chief Counsel’s involvement follows by one day the
disclosure that the IRS inappropriately accessed and scrutinized the tax
records of political candidates and donors during the time frame
targeting of conservative groups took place.
It
has also come to light that when the Department of Justice (DOJ) was
notified of these illegal actions, the DOJ swept it under the rug and
refused to prosecute.
In a
recent letter to Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), J. Russell George,
the Inspector General with IRS jurisdiction, revealed that IRS officials
engaged in “unauthorized access or disclosure of tax records of
political donors or candidates.”
In
a related letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Senator Grassley
questioned whether the DOJ decision to not prosecute was “politically
motivated,” demanding to know who made the decision and why.
It
is increasingly clear that the IRS’ mission has been highly politicized
under the Obama administration and that Attorney General Eric Holder
has been aware of, if not complicit with, the IRS corruption.
++Petition deliveries next week!
In light of all that we know, I believe there is still far more to
be uncovered. This investigation must be given congressional priority
and be handled by a Special Counsel. It must be resolved before the 2014
election season gets into full swing.
That’s why I want to deliver another round of our petitions next week to Capitol Hill.
Please
help us spread the word any way you can – through e-mail, social media,
or word of mouth. Every added signature increases the message’s
impact!
Also, if you haven’t already ordered your special bumper sticker, In God We Trust: Not Big Brother, please do so today!
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God bless you and thank you for taking this vital action with us!
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
P.S.
I believe we are just beginning to scratch the surface of uncovering
the depth and height of illegal IRS involvement in manipulating
conservative organizations during an election cycle.
In
light of the newly uncovered evidence, it is clearer than ever that
this investigation into the IRS requires special, concerted attention!
Please
help us spread the word that next week we will be once again deliver
tens of thousands of petitions to congressional leaders as a reminder of
their duties.
I hope you’ll take a minute today to order your “In God We Trust: Not Big Brother” sticker.
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