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forced to admit nothing PatrynXX Jun 2014 #2
the only group to be denied was a liberal group leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #14
"conservative controlled IRS" ROTFLAMO! Good one. Conservative FBI? I'll buy that. Conservative 24601 Jun 2014 #57
Impossible To Insult Your Intelligence, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #6
The irony. uppityperson Jun 2014 #7
Whole lotta crashin' goin' on! nt louielouie Jun 2014 #3
Lberal groups were targeted more so Iliyah Jun 2014 #4
There was no IRS "tea party investigation". You suck AP. nt tridim Jun 2014 #5
+1 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2014 #8
Calling it the 'tea party investigation' is deliberately misleading Newsjock Jun 2014 #9
AP does know better, that is why they mislead on purpose. And the lawmakers are all cons. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #43
"when Lois Lerner's computer crashed" PeoViejo Jun 2014 #10
Onto the server that held the e-mail, apparently. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #19
Hmm, reminds me of the old folk song: if I had a hammer... 4139 Jun 2014 #31
BS story lark Jun 2014 #11
I don't get it YarnAddict Jun 2014 #12
as a former email adminstrator LittleGirl Jun 2014 #16
If I understand correctly, the IRS was required to keep this information hughee99 Jun 2014 #18
You can be sure copies were retained server-side. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #20
I hate to say this YarnAddict Jun 2014 #21
No, that's false, you do not *hate* to say it, you've been posting right wing talking points CreekDog Jun 2014 #71
You are correct sir. When a person, or group of people, come under any investigation there's a hold Yavin4 Jun 2014 #28
One the one hand LittleGirl Jun 2014 #34
But, this is the federal government YarnAddict Jun 2014 #22
The government doesn'[t have unlimited resources creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #55
Stick with "I don' get it." Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #44
Just ask for the backups from our friends at Fort Meade erronis Jun 2014 #50
The IRS has very old equipment creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #52
It being 2014, I am amazed at the incompetence we still employ/contract in our computer ops. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #13
could be lowest bid n/t LittleGirl Jun 2014 #35
his email should be posted so we can contact him and tell him it's not a t-party probe leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #15
Now it looks like a coverup. Skip Intro Jun 2014 #17
Unfortunately, YarnAddict Jun 2014 #24
There is a simple explanation creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #54
so you think it's a conspiracy that some emails from over 3 years ago disappeared? CreekDog Jun 2014 #70
The IRS thinks it is being clever. former9thward Jun 2014 #23
not always. nt LittleGirl Jun 2014 #36
Yes always. former9thward Jun 2014 #48
They've already searched other computers creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #56
Yes, and now the IRS is saying they have lost emails from six others former9thward Jun 2014 #59
I wouldn't be screaming creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #62
Thanks for proving my point. former9thward Jun 2014 #64
Congressional investigators couldn't find their backsides in a dark room! benld74 Jun 2014 #25
Incompetent or intentional. Pick one. /nt seveneyes Jun 2014 #26
Because computer crashes hardly ever happen it must be incompetence or on purpose, that is a giant Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #29
Crashes don't usually affect the multitude of redundant backups seveneyes Jun 2014 #30
Yeah, like the 30 year old system the VA uses, modern stuff like that. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #42
Do you work for the VA? forthemiddle Jun 2014 #65
which computer crashed? the mail server or the backup mail server? frylock Jun 2014 #40
Every conservative group who lost their tax exempt status should get it reinstated!!!! JoePhilly Jun 2014 #27
The tea party has a lot to answer for here jmowreader Jun 2014 #32
Well, if their equipment was as ancient as I think EC Jun 2014 #33
exactly. LittleGirl Jun 2014 #37
But if you were being investigated by the IRS, christx30 Jun 2014 #39
yeah, right Doctor_J Jun 2014 #38
Finally, we are fighting back. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #41
Can you say "Rule of Law?" Big_Mike Jun 2014 #45
+1! YarnAddict Jun 2014 #47
Its already been cleared up creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #58
As I might have expected from Krauthammer NoGOPZone Jun 2014 #63
I didn't feel it was. Big_Mike Jun 2014 #68
Um. Wrong. YarnAddict Jun 2014 #46
What's this "we" shit? Throd Jun 2014 #51
Well said! Government agencies should only have to answer questions if they WANT to... hughee99 Jun 2014 #69
are the 'other people', going to testify or 'take the 5th'? ..nt quadrature Jun 2014 #49
IRS lost emails but repugs lost their minds! rickyhall Jun 2014 #53
It's never the crime... Steerpike Jun 2014 #60
While the IRS "thing" is nothing, I'll believe them when they lose our tax returns n/t broadcaster75201 Jun 2014 #61
65,000 Emails? padfun Jun 2014 #66
Welcome to DU. Well, that's 65k emails in FOUR YEARS. alp227 Jun 2014 #67
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