The IRS Is Finally Going To Turn Over Their Lois Lerner Emails To Congress

Despite House Democrats attempts to push the IRS targeting scandal under the rug, House Republicans have continued investigating the IRS and determining what exactly went on within the nation’s tax collecting agency.

After nearly a year of pressure, the IRS has finally agreed to turn over its Lois Lerner emails to the House Ways and Means Committee, which is investigating the scandal.

House Republicans have been pushing Eric Holder’s Department of Justice to investigate the IRS’ actions, and they have refused – in the meantime, the House GOP will continue to investigate and provide answers to the American people about what happened within the IRS to allow this to happen.

From Ways and Means:

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that one year into the investigation of the IRS targeting and abusing conservative groups, the agency has agreed to turn over all Lois Lerner emails to the Committee.  Lerner is a central figure in the investigation and served as Director of Exempt Organizations at the IRS.  

“While it is good that we are finally getting these emails, it should never have taken this long.  The agency is finally doing what is right and hopefully this is the last of the delays.  It is almost a year to the day since Lois Lerner ‘apologized’ for the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups, and we need to get to the bottom of this.  These documents are critical to an investigation that is holding the IRS accountable and ensuring the constitutional rights of these groups are never trampled on again.  The Committee will thoroughly review the Lerner documents and follow them wherever they may lead.”