WESTMORELAND ON LOST LERNER EMAILS Last Friday, the Internal - TopicsExpress



          

WESTMORELAND ON LOST LERNER EMAILS Last Friday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) casually mentioned in a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp that two years’ worth of emails Former IRS Exempt Organizations division Director Lois Lerner sent to outside organizations, including the White House, had been “lost” in a “computer crash”. Emails that were sent internally were not affected. “It’s apparent that the IRS is hiding something,” stated Westmoreland. “I’m not an IT expert but I don’t see how emails can be suddenly lost with how sophisticated our technology is these days, especially when government emails are usually stored on a server, not a hard drive. How did they just now realize that two years’ worth of emails were missing, when we have been asking for them to turn over related documents, including emails, for over a year? It’s like claiming your dog ate your homework.” “I applaud the efforts of Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp and Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Issa for keeping the pressure on both Lerner and the Obama Administration to get to the bottom of this. Both chairmen have been leading an aggressive and thorough investigation, and I will continue to assist them as they search for the truth to hold those involved responsible.” The U.S. House of Representatives voted in early May to hold Lerner in Contempt of Congress for her refusal to comply with House investigations. Congressman Westmoreland voted in favor of her contempt, and hopes the ongoing House investigations help bring justice to the conservative non-profits that were targeted by the IRS.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:33:06 +0000

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