Just don’t expect an apology from IRS commissioner John Koskinen.
"What I didn't hear in that statement is an apology to this Committee" -Chairman Camp #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"I don't think an apology is owed" -Koskinen #IRS. Wow.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Never mind his March testimony that agency emails — like the ones “lost” to Lois Lerner’s “hard drive crash” — are “stored in servers.”
"The #IRS knew in February there was an issue" -Koskinen. Who then said in March everything was fine and that emails were on servers.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Note the wording here:
#IRS Commissioner: "Since the start of this investigation not one email has been lost, nothing has been destroyed."
— Paula Bolyard (@pbolyard) June 20, 2014
“Since the start of this investigation.”
Katie Pavlich reports on today’s House Ways and Means Committee hearing, including Koskinen’s increasingly ridiculous testimony and some serious spankings by Reps. Brady and Ryan:
Koskinen on why he didn't tell Congress earlier about missing emails "I wanted to complete the investigation first." #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"We were not keeping it a secret" -Koskinen "There was no effort to keep it a secret" #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Shorter Koskinen: Just because we didn't tell Congress about missing emails doesn't mean we were keeping them secret #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Completely unacceptable" -Camp #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Where is the actual hard drive is today that crashed in 2011" -Camp "It was recycled and destroyed in the process" #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Was the hard drive melted down?" -Camp "I don't know, that was three years ago" -Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Dude, that was, like, three years ago!
"I want that hard drive and I want the hard drive of every computer that crashed during that time frame (Jan. 2009-April 2011)" -Camp #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Koskinen refuses to endorse a special prosecutor #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"[Appointment of a special prosecutor] Would be a monumental waste of taxpayer funds" –#IRS Commissioner Koskinen
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Mark left:
You know what else is a "monumental waste of time" Commissioner? Targeting conservative groups and violating their rights. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Any apology owed to those groups?
Oh look at that. Nikole Flax had two computers, both ran off of the same email system. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Americans have been waiting for the truth and it doesn't look like their getting it today" -Rep. Johnson #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"How can you keep track of everyone's #IRS info when you lose your own?" -Rep. Johnson
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"The problem right now is when someone wants information, we have to pull from 90,000 employees" -Koskinen proving #IRS is way too big
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Dem Rep. McDermott calls idea of Lerner or #IRS destroying emails on purpose "a myth" #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Pay attention to words used: Koskinen says he cannot produce emails showing WH communication w/ Lerner, not that they don't exist #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Just an FYI: Some Dems probably not too concerned about "lost" emails because Dems were in those emails http://t.co/xBKythst5n #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Oh damn. Rep. Brady just nailed Koskinen to the wall on his statement, misleading Congress under oath about loss of #IRS emails.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Mr. Commissioner, why at this point, should anyone believe you?" -Rep. Brady to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Rep. Brady runs through long list of lies #IRS has told about the scandal, "rogue agents in Cinci," etc.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"This is the most corrupt #IRS in history" -Brady
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Wow. Democrats have apologized repeatedly to the #IRS Commissioner for "the way he is being treated." Call the waambulance.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Paul Ryan: Shouldn't the IRS be apologizing to the America people instead of people on this Committee apologizing for the #IRS?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"Your problem is, no one believes you" -Paul Ryan to Koskinen #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"You ask taxpayers to hold onto 7 yrs of info incase they are audited and you can't keep track emails past 6 months?" -Ryan #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"This is a pattern of abuse, a pattern of behavior that is not giving us any confidence that this agency is being impartial" -Ryan #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"I do not believe you" -Paul Ryan repeatedly says to Commissioner Koskinen. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"I do not believe you. This is incredible" -Paul Ryan. #IRS. He's PISSED.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Good news! #IRS now says Nikole Flax emails aren't lost.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
"When a hard drive crashes the emails do not necessarily disappear" -Koskinen. Just the ones Lerner sent to the WH, DOJ, etc. #IRS
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 20, 2014
Thank you, Katie! You’re a true giver.
So glad @KatiePavlich is watching the #IRS hearing so I don’t have to – I’m getting annoyed enough just through her summary tweets
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) June 20, 2014