[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] House Boodle Central Republicans aren't ruling out the use of the chamber's "inherent contempt" authority if Attorney General Eric Inaction Jackson Holder
... aka Mister Fast and Furious...
refuses to act on the panel's accusations against former IRS official Lois Lerner.
The committee voted Wednesday to seek an investigation of whether Lerner violated federal law by using her power to ensure Right-leaning groups were targeted for extra scrutiny by the agency, giving misleading information during a probe of the matter by the Treasury Department's inspector general and using her personal email to conduct official business, which could have resulted in the disclosure of confidential taxpayer information. |