It’s no secret that the IRS targeted conservatives during the Obama Administration – and they got away with it too, for the most part.
Former IRS unit director Lois Lerner was initially the central figure in the scandal, infamously pleading the fifth when summoned to testify. Obama’s Justice Department and FBI would conveniently later find “substantial evidence of mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia” but “find no evidence that any IRS official acted based on political, discriminatory, corrupt, or other inappropriate motives that would support a criminal prosecution.”
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It was just a coincidence that Lerner granted only ONE conservative group non-profit status in three years? Sure.
The IRS also fired people in connection with the scandal for unethical and even criminal actions, but didn’t have much trouble quickly rehiring 213 of them.
When it comes to the IRS, there’s plenty of swamp to drain, and conservatives have been pressuring for the removal of current IRS commissioner John Koskinen to fully wipe out the influence Obama imposed on the office. Back in March we reported that an off-the-record White House meeting with roughly two dozen conservative leaders included explicit calls for President Trump to fire IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, according to a source in the room, and their desires will be granted.
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Like many before him, Koskinen will be hearing the words “you’re fired.”
According to the Daily Caller, “President Trump made it official on Thursday that embattled IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will be out of a job next month. Trump tapped David Kautter, the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for tax policy, to serve as interim IRS commissioner, beginning Nov. 13.”
Well, good riddance to him! Conservatives over Twitter celebrated Koskinen’s upcoming departure:
Good news from @realDonaldTrump! Obama IRS Commissioner Koskinen wont be rehired. Should have been fired but we will take the W!
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 26, 2017
Koskinen fired! One of the first "Washington's Worst" on Justice with Judge Jeanine to go. @realDonaldTrump draining the swamp!
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) October 26, 2017
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Koskinen finally out at IRS. #MAGA https://t.co/QqoMrFIbB4
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) October 26, 2017
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How ridiculous is it to have no accountability at the agency responsible for collecting a quarter of the nation’s annual income?
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Thank God, Finally! Now prosocute him for crimes against the country and it’s citizens.
I would have preferred the guillotine for Obama admins 7 deep….
Goodbye! I hope you purchased a one-way ticket back to HellAviv.
A scoundrel, YO’RE FIRED! one less cockroach out of the way. many more to go.
MAGA!
my only issue is it took 9 months to do. He was an arrogant jerk who stonewalled congress with his lies and absurd partisanship.
Koskinen an Lerner need to be prosecuted! Irs saying ‘sorry’ don’t cut it !!
Good…he was a weasel. When you think about it…the IRS has no power, granted to it by the constitution…its power structure is not elected and as such has no power over individuals in this republic and actually should be dismantled while taxes can be handled by the Treasury Dept., operating under Art I, sec 2, cl 3 and Art I, sec 9, cl 4…US Constitution. This globalist, international banking collection agency came into existence in 1913 along with the private bank called the Federal Reserve. Yes, the con game goes that far back, before any of us were even born and now it’s an embedded tick…AND IT ISN’T EVEN LEGAL. Look up the history for yourself, so you know how to vote in the future or you’ll at least discover how we’ve been conned by globalists.
Now take Koskinen to the border, give him a swift kick in the ass, and lock the gate behind him.
I wish Political Insider would allow simple upvotes, rather than having to take the time to type out a comment!
President Trump coined a phrase, “Drain the Swamp”. This takes too long and I have a better phrase that is much better, “Flush the Toilet”
Filter the outflow and put them in jail.
DO NOT GIVE THEM ANOTHER GOVERNMENT JOB, DO NOT GIVE THEM A SEVERANCE PACKAGE, DO NOT GIVE THEM A GOLDEN PARACHUTE, DO NOT GIVE THEM A PENSION.
It is great to wake up each morning in These United States Of America with President TRUMP as Commander-in-Chielf. Wow. Way to go, President TRUMP.
Dont just fire this slug put him in jail with Hilary,you cant just drain the swamp you have to drain it right.
I had hoped that this far down the road everyone hired or appointed by the Oblahblah administration would be fired right down to the 213 rehired peons.
Firing someone associated with the what is arguably the largest criminal electioneering to ever occur in our nation is not justice. Justice requires that the people involved go to prison for the rest of their pathetic lives so, that others who come later will know better than to do the same thing because the near mythical punishment that will be delivered onto them is widely understood. Short of making them an example that will speak clearly for the rest of time justice has not been done.
How long have we been asking the question: Why is Koskinen still employed at the IRS?
This miscreant should have been ousted back in January!
I thought that POS was canned on Jan 21st. WHOEVER takes his place, IF he wants
to do his job right, has a MASSIVE clean up on his hands. Call it a “high colonic”
of IRS personnel.
Agreed on both questions.
I have only two questions: 1) What took so long? and 2) Why are these people not in prison?
I am glad he is leaving but should have been fired. Now is the time to fire all that support and follow Koskinen’s law breaking and evil deeds. Every last one of them has to go or the whole pot is still in ruin!
Just fired isn’t enough They went in, and .around, and over, and under, and against the law to do thr dirty deeds. They broke the law and now thr walking away with no Penalties what so ever, They get full Pensions and Bonuses. Who says crime dont pay.In Washington thr all Millionaires and Billionaires now.
IRS ….what’s the Internal Revenue Service becoming a vision of external destruction of those that pay their salary…think about it citizens…
What took so long? Lerner should be in prison.
Since most of the “Bitter Brigade” believes in evolution, by draining the swamp, we’ll be rid of the ones still evolving! GOD BLESS President Trump, and God Bless the re-birthing of our nation! But there’s STILL too many FLEA-BREEDING mangy dogs still in our Government that needs FIRING!
Draining the swamp, one swamp rat at a time…….
Learner was allowed to resign rather than face a contempt of court. By all rights she should have faced the Committee but a deal was probably made to let the Democrats save a little face–that’s how the system works.
The same happened with Koskinin. The Committee decided not to impeach him because his term was up in November anyway, so the Democrats again were spared the death penalty. This is how the two parties keep from wiping each other out in a war of attrition.
It is frustrating that nobody ever is indicted for anything no matter how many committees are formed or investigations are conducted or how much evidence is gathered there is always a lukewarm ending that has the same satisfaction as a glass of warm water in the heat of the summer.
When a government employee is subpoenaed to appear for questioning by the House Judiciary Committee, is subsequently questioned, and does not answer those questions (taking the 5th is considered not answering questions) they have committed a felony called Contempt of Congress. The head of the Judiciary Committee can instruct the Sargent at Arms to have the Capitol Police arrest that person and take them directly to jail. That is the law. Lois Lerner should have been immediately arrested after her last “On the advice of counsel I invoke my Fifth Amendment right and respectfully decline to answer your question.” But, of course, we have a bunch of cowards in the Republican party that refused to jail people who refused to answer and people who refused to show up after a subpoena was issued over a 9 year period.
Long over due! Now maybe we can get down to the nitty gritty of what really went on over there!
I don’t understand why he isn’t fired TODAY??? Just like Obama releasing hundreds of criminals plus so much more just before he left office. So, this man can possibly ‘finagle’ more corruption in the next 2 weeks?
Don’t let the door hit you where God split you——Just a reminder to get your life in order, the law is coming for you next John Koskinen !
Meanwhile, that felon Lois Lerner enjoys a 6 figure pension WITH ANNUAL COLA FAR HIGHER THAN THE SOC SECURITY COLA, for the rest of her life, courtesy of the US taxpayer she defrauded.
Agreed–He makes one want to reach through the screen and bi–h-slap him right off his chair.
Yay! it’s about time they flushed that little pos, just looking at him tells me what a slime bag he is
It is about time! More in the swamp to go.
There is a creepy insect called “child of the earth”, and when you look at one straight on, you see Koskinen. Also called ‘nino de la tierra”. Scary.
You can almost look at guy and tell he is dirt bag
Let me get this straight…
Lerner’s “Obummer directed actions” brings s little heat, she
pleads the 5th, NO CHARGES are filed, and she retires quietly
with a FAT, taxpayer paid retirement ??
IRS fired some folks for just cause…and REHIRES 213 of
these cretins !?!?
WTF !!!
Carol…wrong site. We want America great again, not Obummer-
for-brains leaders.
Hope the surgery to remove your head from your nether regions
isn’t too painful.
A two-bit punk…..Gone!
You are correct. Her actions were certainly against the law. She should be arrested, charged, and tried for abuse of her official responsibility to uphold and support the Constitution of the United States.
All well and good, but what we real Americans want to see is Lois Lerner and all involved, Charged, Subpoenaed, Tried, and finally prosecuted. All of these crooks are getting off and laughing that they got away with their crimes against the people.
Drain the swap. I like it.
Want to end Obama-Dont-Care and let the health care market go back to private insurance —
END the illegal practice of using the IRS to force citizens to buy things or services.
End the IRS’ ability to penalize people for not buying Obamacare..
that’s it. Obama care dies of it’s own stupidity and fatness…
and mILLions of illegal immigrants will stop voting for ANYONE, including the folks buying their votes via free this and free that… paid for by THE WORKING American..
It’s about time . . . . Koskinen was nothing more than an a great example of the slime growing from the floor of Washington, deCeit’s swamp.
Hurray! John Koskinen thought he was untouchable. Haha! I will never forget his smirking at the hearings. I thought back then how much I would love to crack him in the jaw for screwing people’s lives over. Now we must continue to take out Obama’s trash until one day, Obama, Hillary, former AG Holder and Louis Lerner are gone and in prison. PS…Louis Lerner personally signed the application for Barrack Obama’s Foundation, run by his brother Malik (who has been shown to be the Finance Director of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and has an arrest warrant there). The application signed by Lerner is still online. These are traitors to America.
Carol…you’re an idiot…maybe you belong in jail too…stupid like yours can’t be fixed….
some people are never happy, you’re one of them. Go back to your rock
Schumer, the sewer rat, by Senate rules, can hold up each appointment for 30 hours just by scurrying around the sewer and passing gas.
30 hours is about what the Senate in its “imagination, works a week, so with somewhere around 300 more appointees to be approved by the Senate, it doesn’t look good for America.
The other roadblock is McConnell who moves at the pace of a sloth.
Again? What are you barfing about? Folks like you are “Never Lerners”. Anyone who thinks our country won’t be much improved under President Trump, doesn’t think, period!
just more of t-rumpys swamp in there to screw americans again.
@Timothy, AGREED! BUT, Trump is making progress! These things take time and eventually he will have all of the scumbag traitors out on the street. Love it!
@Timothy, AGREED! BUT, Trump is making progress! These things take time and eventually he will have all of the scumbag traitors out on the street. Love it!