Such lawlessness would hardly be out of character. Washington Times:
“The House’s chief investigator says the FBI is stonewalling his inquiry into whether the agency and the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative group True the Vote for special scrutiny, and Rep. Darrell E. Issa is now threatening subpoenas to pry loose the information from FBI Director James B. Comey Jr.
Mr. Issa, California Republican, and Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, are leading the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IRS inquiry. They also said the FBI is refusing to turn over any documents related to its own investigation into the IRS, which began in the days after an auditor’s report revealed the tax agency had improperly targeted tea party groups for special scrutiny.
Six months after it began, the FBI’s investigation has resulted in no release of information. The congressmen said the FBI even rescinded an offer for an in-person briefing with the assistant director in charge of the investigation. The reversal, after the FBI consulted with the Justice Department, suggests political meddling, the two investigators said.
“The department’s tactics have impeded a congressional investigation and interfered with the committee’s access to documents and information. Obstructing a congressional investigation is a crime,” Mr. Issa and Mr. Jordan said in their letter to Mr. Comey, warning that if they don’t get the information they will use “compulsory” means.”
Attn: Man bites dog. Issa and his cronies are thugs and thieves to borrow Teabilly terms for real citizens. First rightwing groups, think tanks and other extremists have misused 501(c)3 for year conducting totally overt political operations for years, daring IRS to come after them. This item from WT, a front for Teabillies themselves, is full of junk. As usual, it does not tell any truths – it just spews Issa’s line, which is junk. Over the past 25 years the right wing in Congress has stripped the IRS of the ability to collect rightful revenues and extended tax subsidies to corporations and wealthy “friends”, so as to defund government. Of what consequence is this WT article to “election law”, Adams ostensible reason for this blog, anyway – Oh yeh, throw more shit at “libruls”.