Looks like they found the source of the IRS cover-up: Darrell Issa

[ProSense]

Inspector General: Treasury Informed Issa Of IRS Investigation In 2012

At a hearing Tuesday, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George told the Senate Finance Committee that the Treasury Department informed Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-CA) office of its investigation into the IRS in 2012, and has had communications with this staff since then.

George's remarks under questioning from Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ):

Menendez: "Inspector General, did Chairman Issa send a letter on August 3rd of 2012 to all the inspector generals reminding them that under the Inspector Generals Act it requires IGs to report particularly flagrant problems to Congress through the agency head within seven days via what has become known as the seven day letter. Did you receive that letter? And, if so, did you respond to inform Chairman Isaa of your investigation into the IRS?"

George: "Senator, we did receive the letter, and Chairman Issa's committee was the first to actually contact us regarding this matter. And so through the course of engaging the review, on occasion we have had communications with his staff."

Menendez: "In 2012?"

George: "And since then, yes."

Menendez: "Thank you."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/inspector-general-treasury-informed-issa-of-irs-investigation

"Thank you."



Dem Slams GOP Chairman For Linking White House To IRS Scandal
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022857262

The Only Scandal Regarding the IRS is How EVERY Tea Party Group Obtained 501(C)(4) Status
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022867025

[gopiscrap]

1. I would love it if there was something to nail Issa's ass to the wall!!!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

53. but there is

[clarice]

2. It figures. nt

[napkinz]

3. Speaker Boner, I know who should go to jail!!!!

[calimary]

11. LOVE these!!!

That asshole has been a blight on California for way too long. It's beyond my understanding that he keeps getting reelected.

[SCVDem]

49. We can't get rid of McKeon either.

The area is just too red and it makes me crazy!

[savalez]

65. He's a do-nothing hack!

With his fake cut-n-paste articles in every newspaper.

[lastlib]

20. Without a doubt, the most corrupt member of Congress!

Please, California, vote this wet turd-smear out!!

[xtraxritical]

35. North County San Diego is the area that R Congressman Cuningham was convicted of

taking kick backs for DoD legislation a while back. It's very near the Newport Beach home of the John Birch society. Nefarious Issa fits right in.

[kelliekat44]

42. But the media will not report on this. They still want to be outraged and link this to Obama.

Our media has been and still is so complicit in so much disinformation..and is partly responsible for our catastrophe in Iraq...including Tweety who tries to cover his ass by changing sides as the wind blows.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Can't say I'm surprised.

The republicans are the masters at projecting their failures and criminal behavior onto others, and Issa is the ultimate pro at it. It's long past time somebody investigated HIM.

[Cleita]

6. No kidding. n/t

[Cleita]

5. I really want that man investigated for every minute of his political career

and when his cheating crimes are discovered and uncovered, because that is what he does, he be stripped of his wealth and go to prison for a very long time.

[cascadiance]

12. I'm guessing the reason he's more of a jerk now is that the statue of limitations have passed...

... for most if not all of his crimes in the past, and he knows that he won't have to answer criminally for it, even if he might have to answer to the voting public and hopefully get his ass voted out of office! I think the latter is certainly a worthwhile goal of pursuing to get all of this out on the table and continue to do so.

In addition to the criminal pasts that have been discussed in many other posts, I think it's important to point out this story of him getting arrested for speeding and his reaction to it (that was more recent than his earlier crimes). Evidently must have not been happy that his company's radar detector didn't help him in this case.

http://articles.latimes.com/2002/apr/27/local/me-issa27

He's always been a part of trying to "oust" Democrats and those he doesn't like from office, like Gray Davis. Additionally he was one of those who issued public statements on Carol Lam that gave the Bush administration rationale for firing her when she prosecuted Duke Cunningham and other Republican "crony" friends like Brent Wilkes and Dusty Foggo.

What was amusing there is that he was criticizing her "lack of effort" to prosecute illegal immigration. This article explains why this effort was so "wrong" as well...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6626823

[Cleita]

17. Even if he can't be prosecuted, he can be exposed.

I still have a lot of questions about the California recall of Grey Davis which he funded, and I believe cheated on. I think it could be investigated. I believe if the petition records are still available we can find out that the petitions signatures were obtained by fraud if there is the will to put investigators on it.

[GoneFishin]

37. Something odd about the California that I recall

is that months before there was any mention at all of Arnold as a candidate, one of the cable networks ran the same Arnold movie over and over and over, for like 10 hours a day for a month.
I had no reason to make any connection to politics, I just thought that it was really friggin' odd.

It was a middle eastern terrorist type movie, always the same one.

[Cleita]

38. Issa didn't recall the Governor because he wanted Ahnold to be Governor.

He wanted to run for Governor. After he accomplished the recall, he was told that it would not be him. He even cried about it. I wish I knew who the PTB were who made him step aside and what blackmail did they use to get him to do so?

[GoneFishin]

39. I assumed Issa wanted to fill the vacancy himself.

Sorry, I was off topic.

[GoneFishin]

40. I think it was about a free pass for Enron. Maybe Issa had different plans?

"a campaign to sabotage a Davis-Bustamante plan to make Enron and other power pirates then ravaging California pay back the $9 billion in illicit profits they carried off. "

http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1004-05.htm

[suffragette]

16. Agree completely Cleita

No surprise he's at the center of this since he's been the point for so many slimy, corrupt actions.

[Cleita]

18. He's a cheater. He hasn't been caught yet, but he does cheat and lie. n/t

[kentuck]

34. And it's very telling that the Republican Party put him out in front ...

like this. They know he's a snake in the grass.

[chillfactor]

7. Karma is a Bitch!

I would so love to see these "scandals" blow up in Issa's face.....the blast would be an improvement to issa's smug face!

[cui bono]

8. Please proceed.

[progressoid]

9. but...err...uhh...UMBRELLAGATE!

[russspeakeasy]

10. Thanks, ProSense.

[spanone]

13. this has the stench of issa all over it.

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Another episode of "As The Worm Turns"

[ProSense]

21. Let's explore

"As The Worm Turns"

...these episodes:

GOP Aides Mock House Republicans’ ‘Crazy’ Benghazi Witch-Hunt
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022878290

As scandalgate fizzles, the village talks overreach
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/21/1210694/-As-scandalgate-fizzles-the-village-talks-overreach

[olddots]

15. He serves as a shining example to right wingers everywhere

Lie , cheat , steal and then lie some more till you get caught then have memory problems .

[toby jo]

19. Reminds me of Newtie going after Clinton while his pecker was all over the place.

[Iliyah]

22. Where is the coverage?

Where are the articles regarding this? Absolutely none. Corporate media is still focused on Pres O re: 3 scandals.

I listened to Randi Rhodes about the so called IRS scandal which as I believed from the beginning is a non-story. It involves secret donors and money laundering. The so called "welfare groups" are actually political groups posing as one and now acting like they are innocent and the victim. Hopefully, lawsuits will open up documents to confirm this.

The corporate makes tons of money thru this group's advertising. Now ya'see why the corporate media is set on protecting their sugar daddy's. Journalism is no more. Money over truth. Money over the lives of the people.

[maidensandiego]

29. Corp Media - Also a Joke

I agree with everything you said Iliyah. I don't even watch.... ANY.....of our local news stations here in San Diego. They're USELESS. They think starting the news off with MURDER , Silly A#! Jodi Arias Trial , and everything BUT....the real things we DO need to know...is NEWS !!!! I can't even stand it. Only MSNBC & Current TV for me , when it comes to finding out what's REALLY...going on in this world. Great POST ! ☺

[John2]

57. This is why

I'm totally against removing Holder as the Attorney General and I definitely don't want a Republican in charge of the FBI. I approve of the DOJ investigations of the corporate media and I want more investigations of the Rightwing machinery. They are crying and calling this Nixonian but it has nothing to do with the Whitehouse period!

I do not consider FOX a news organization, more than a tool on the Republican party and their rightwing agenda. I do not consider many reporters in the Press journalists when they have bias agendas also. Many people will not know about Issa's background because the Press want inform them about it. If people knew his background, it would be damaging to his reputation and anything he says, just because of his past reputation, but the press has been silent on it. I consider that no less than a cover up by the main stream media. If it was a Democrat, I guarantee you they would be reporting that person's past history just to discredit them in the Public. I don't see why anybody would vote this man to Congress much less holding an important oversight position in that institution. Any average American with that kind of past history would be passed over for such an important decision making position.

[JDPriestly]

23. Thanks for the clarification. Republican hype over and over.

[Addison]

31. Where can we get those Warren bumperstickers?

[summer-hazz]

44. I will take a Warren

2016 bumper sticker too!

Totally love her, and her way of doing things..

She gets it correct every time!
In my humble opinion.

Senator Warren....2016

[JDPriestly]

56. I got my signature line from Manny Goldstein's posts. He can tell you how to copy it.

[Blue Owl]

24. Oh Darrell... Sweet, stupid Darrell...

n/t

[Renew Deal]

25. "And since then, yes."

Thank you

[SunSeeker]

26. K & R

[hue]

27. not surprised & no coincidence... K&R!

[maidensandiego]

28. Darrell Issa-What A Joke !!!!

I have longggggg since despised this man , and hope the day will finally come that he's BOOTED out of Congress, along with ALL his cronies. Its one thing , that the Un-Educated in the South...continue to vote for the NUTS they vote for. But us Californians should DEMAND....that he be removed , because he in NO-WAY...represents this State. He's a POOR excuse for ANYTHING !!!! And the recent Subpoena he had drawn up for former Amb. Pickering ...should be revised to reflect his name Darrell "The A#!" Issa

[hrmjustin]

41. Welcome to DU my friend!

[summer-hazz]

47. Hi

If that for me.... Thank you...

This is only my third post and I'm trying to learn to navigate my way
around DU...
I'm so happy I found all of you!

[hrmjustin]

48. Well DU and I are happy you joined!

[Addison]

30. If he knew about it in August 2012

why on earth didn't he speak out before the election, when it could be most useful politically?

Something very odd about this story.

[brett_jv]

36. That would've opened the can of worms they didn't want opened ...

This whole thing was a Rovian set-up job right from the beginning.

In fact, the people working in the IRS that did this can probably be 'linked' to Issa and/or Rove.

The goal here was to make sure that these groups get their tax-exempt status in the first go-round, and then to also stack the deck to make sure that the IRS are afraid to ever hamper their efforts to set up these groups in the future. And also to try to smear the President if they possibly can.

By speaking out about it earlier, well ... then the plan doesn't play out like it was meant to.

It's also no coincidence that the AP story and the Fox News reporter story both came out at the time this story broke. This is Rove's 'all-in' gambit to try to take Obama down. I believe everything we're seeing has all been carefully planned and coordinated, to take place at the same time as their 'blockbuster' Benghazi hearings.

[Addison]

62. That seems plausible

But I wouldn't necessarily give Rove all the credit.

He had major egg all over his face last November, and if he could have unleashed this faux-scandal before the election I think he would have.

[Cha]

32. Issa Busted AGAIN!

thanks PS

[kentuck]

33. Well, well, well...

And what did you review with Chairman Issa, Mr Inspector General??

[sheshe2]

43. K&R!

Let's sweat the Bast**d! Then put him behind bars for life!

[MannyGoldstein]

45. Awesome. These fully-fake scandals are awesome.

They put the Republicans deeper in the hole each time.

[Kingofalldems]

46. DU has been flooded with posts on this for the last week

Now the truth comes out.

K and R

[Initech]

50. Can we please fire this piece of shit and get him out of Congress?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

54. Isn't he still a big friend of Abramoff

not all has been unearthed yet

[Initech]

55. Yeah but the asshole is a career criminal.

The fact that he's a friend of Jack Abramoff's isn't surprising in the least. But he has to go. If I lived in his district I would actively be out campaigning against him.

[UTUSN]

51. proud to be rec127 nt

[hay rick]

52. The networks will be on this story in 3, 2, 1...

0, -1, -2, -3...never mind.

Thanks for posting this. K&R.

[merrily]

58. Not sure I would hang the IRS cover up on Issa, but the guy is a sleaze among sleazes.

[ProSense]

61. The point goes to the claim that

"Not sure I would hang the IRS cover up on Issa, but the guy is a sleaze among sleazes."

...that the administration covered up the investigation in 2012 so it wouldn't impact the election.

[Scurrilous]

59. K & R

[black_velvet]

60. issa was pissed

Lol amen karma is a bitch.

[NewJeffCT]

64. Welcome to DU

Now, we just have to see if the media reports on this about Issa.

[spicegal]

63. So, Issa and the Senate Finance committee were aware of this a long time ago, and now the WH is

being accused of what exactly??