'I'd mourn for what could have been': Rep. Elijah Cummings on verge of tears at IRS hearing [video]

Rep. Elijah Cummings became quite emotional Monday night while delivering his closing statement at the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on the missing Lois Lerner emails. He thanked IRS Commissioner John Koskinen “from the depths of his heart … for being who you are.”

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Cummings is in tears over how much he loves the IRS.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) June 24, 2014

Cummings doing his best to yield one decent DailyKos YouTube clip tonight.

— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) June 24, 2014

Who could have guessed this house investigation would have become liberals using emotion vs GOP using facts? Who?

— eric (@eriContrarian) June 24, 2014

Elijah Cummings is speaking with outrage about the mistreatment of Koskinen–Cummings, who sought to use the IRS as a political weapon.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 24, 2014

Elijah Cummings praises the agency with which he colluded to target True The Vote.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 24, 2014

Cummings tearful pro-IRS sentiments pretty amazing considering he begged IRS to target conservatives.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) June 24, 2014

I hear the Titanic theme ringing in the air with #elijahcummings speaking to #Koskinen, snif snif #IRS #IRSscandal

— Shelly Lackey ?? (@sjlackey) June 24, 2014

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matthew mcconaughey has nothing on elijah cummings…

— Ryan (@chasinghumility) June 24, 2014