Atty. Gen. Holder orders criminal investigation into IRS screening

[cali]

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he had ordered a criminal investigation into allegations that top IRS officials targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

“I have ordered an investigation to be begun,” he said. “The FBI is coordinating with the Justice Department to see if any laws were broken in connection with those matters related to the IRS. Those were, I think, as everyone can agree, if not criminal, they were certainly outrageous and unacceptable, but we are examining the facts to see if there were criminal violations.”

He said the investigation, begun Friday, will be looking to see whether Internal Revenue Service officials “have gone beyond what they were supposed to do, broken regulations, broken rules, broken the law. We have prosecuted people. We have held people accountable. We have tried to do things according to the rules. There are going to be people, occasionally, who will not do so.”

<snip>

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-holder-criminal-investigation-irs-screening-20130514,0,3265045.story

[TwilightGardener]

1. Oh noes! The scandals are touching each other!

[Niceguy1]

2. maybe there will be

Little scandals running around in a few months lol

[TwilightGardener]

3. Or they'll merge into one big, mutant META-scandal!

[randome]

4. "We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn."

The theme song of angry DUers.

?feature=player_detailpage

[hr]
[font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font]
[hr]

[PufPuf23]

5. Holder is magical in hypocrisy.

But what does one expect from an attorney that defended the international corporate funders of para-military death squads in Central America?

Or one that supports prosecution of State legal pot and is looking forward regards to war and financial criminals?

Lady Justice has blinders and is nude (better than Ashcroft!!!)

[Niceguy1]

6. maybe because he's doing his job?

I think this should be investigated.at the least the person who decided to release applications to the progressive group needs to be fired and prosecuted.

would we have tolerated this behavior from Bush? I doubt it.

[PufPuf23]

7. For a newbie Niceguy that is some spin. lol nt