Multiple Congressmen Send Letter Exposing Holder and Obama’s IRS Lies

Multiple Congressmen Send Letter Exposing Holder and Obama’s IRS Lies

President Obama claimed that there was not a “smidgen of corruption” within the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting attacks on the Tea Party and other conservative groups.
Let’s see: Obama met with the IRS chief over one hundred times during the attack, IRS agents confirmed the orders for the attacks “came from the top,” and the lead “investigator” whom Obama appointed to the case (who, by the way, quickly and conveniently concluded that “nothing illegal” was going on) just happened to be a very generous campaign donor to… Obama.
Nope. No corruption here. Not even a wee, little “smidgen.”

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) recently blasted Obama for claiming the IRS’s attacks lacked any corruption whatsoever… before anyone even had all of the evidence. “I don’t understand why in the hell the president of the United States would pre-judge an investigation before any of your clients were interviewed,” he said. 

In case you missed it, here is the video from the hearing:
In a press release published this week, Gowdy announced he and two other congressmen, Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), sent Attorney General Eric Holder a letter “regarding the President’s comments claiming not a ‘smidgen of corruption’ at the IRS, despite an ongoing criminal investigation.” 
You can read their full letter here (emphasis added):

The Honorable Eric Holder
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Attorney General Holder:
We are writing you today to inquire about the President’s recent comments regarding the criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) treatment of taxpayers applying for nonprofit status for their organizations based on political persuasion.
In May of 2013, President Obama said he would not tolerate partisan targeting and vowed to “make sure that we find out exactly what happened” at the IRS.[1] Since this situation came to light, we have received very little information on the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation. You testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 29, 2014, that the investigation is open and still proceeding, and criminal charges are still possible, noting, “All the options are on the table, given the fact that there has not been a determination either to bring charges or to decline the case.”[2]
Additionally, on January 30, Deputy Attorney General James Cole sent a letter to Representative Jim Jordan refusing to allow any Department employees to testify before Congress because of the on-going nature of the investigation, stating it is the commitment of the Department to avoid
“… any perception that our law enforcement efforts are subject to undue influence from elected officials. Our disclosure of non-public information about this pending investigation would be inconsistent with this long-standing policy and could undermine judicial confidence in the independence of the criminal justice process.”
In contrast to these statements, on Sunday, February 2, the President stated there is “not a smidgen of corruption” at the IRS regarding this targeting, despite the fact the investigation, to the best of our knowledge and according to your recent testimony, is not complete. We hope you can restore our confidence that the investigation into the IRS will be thorough and not swayed by any political biases.
In that vein, we are hoping you can answer several questions:
1)    If the IRS investigation is “ongoing,” and there has been no determination as to whether criminal charges will be brought, how does the President know there is no criminality?
2)    Is the President being briefed on the investigation while it is ongoing?
3)    Can Congress be briefed on the status of the investigation and preliminary findings through a bipartisan, bicameral briefing?
Thank you in advance for your prompt response.
[1] Shear, Michael. “Obama Dismisses Benghazi Furor but Assails I.R.S.”  The New York Times 13 May 2013.
[2] Becker, Bernie.  “Holder: No decision on charges in IRS case.” The Hill 29 January 2014.

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