Now we know why Elijah Cummings threw that tantrum against Darrell Issa a couple weeks ago. According to newly released e-mails shown at Townhall.com Lois Lerner was feeding the corrupt Democrat Elijah Cummings tax information about the True the Vote. True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Elijah Cummings. Catherine Engelbrecht says that Rep. Cummings intimidated her and and her group. Looks like Elijah’s chickens are coming to roost!
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| Emails show Lois Lerner sent True the Vote tax information to Democrat Elijah Cummings |
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New IRS emails released by the House Oversight Committee show staff working for Democratic Ranking Member Elijah Cummings communicated with the IRS multiple times between 2012 and 2013 about voter fraud prevention group True the Vote. True the Vote was targeted by the IRS after applying for tax exempt status more than two years ago. Further, information shows the IRS and Cummings’ staff asked for nearly identical information from True the Vote President Catherine Engelbrecht about her organization, indicating coordination and improper sharing of confidential taxpayer information.
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa, along with five Subcommittee Chairmen are demanding Cummings provide an explanation for the staff inquiries to the IRS about True the Vote and for his denial that his staff ever contacted the IRS about the group.
“Although you have previously denied that your staff made inquiries to the IRS about conservative organization True the Vote that may have led to additional agency scrutiny, communication records between your staff and IRS officials – which you did not disclose to Majority Members or staff – indicates otherwise,” the letter to Cummings states. “As the Committee is scheduled to consider a resolution holding Ms. Lerner, a participant in responding to your communications that you failed to disclose, in contempt of Congress, you have an obligation to fully explain your staff’s undisclosed contacts with the IRS.”