IRS Inspector General, Darrell Issa Communicated Multiple Times In 2012

[Galraedia]

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON -- For all the outcry over who in the White House knew about an inspector general report detailing instances of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, it turns out someone else was getting regular updates on the issue over the past year: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).

J. Russell George, a Treasury Department inspector general, testified Tuesday to the Senate Finance Committee that his department was in touch with Issa's office several times in 2012 and this year regarding its IRS investigation.

Here's a transcript of the exchange between George and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), a member of the committee:

MENENDEZ: Inspector General, did Chairman Issa send a letter on August 3rd of 2012 to all the inspector generals reminding them that under the Inspector Generals Act, it requires IGs to report particularly flagrant problems to Congress through the agency head within seven days, via what has been known as the seven-day letter? Did you receive that letter? And, if so, did you respond to inform Chairman Isaa of your investigation into the IRS?

GEORGE: Senator, we did receive the letter, and Chairman Issa's committee was the first to actually contact us regarding this matter. And so through the course of engaging the review, on occasion we have had communications with his staff.

MENENDEZ: In 2012?

GEORGE: And since then, yes.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/21/irs-inspector-general-darrell-issa_n_3315370.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. "The plot thickens"

[ZRT2209]

2. D'oh!

[abbeyco]

3. In the eloquent word of rick perry, r-tx, OOPS

Guess criminal issa should have thought about the 2012 communication pieces before he went all "conspiracy" on the Obama team. It seems to me there's more to the issa cover-up from last year's communications vs. this year's current outrage.

[Iliyah]

4. You won't read this on the corporate media sites,

nor prints, nor tv/cable except for MSNBC, Rev Al & O'Donnell, maybe Rachael. . .

Something smell sour and its the GOP.

[6000eliot]

5. Gee, another supposed scandal turns out to be ginned up by the repubs.

Quelle suprise.

[deminks]

6. 2 'scandals' down. Fini. Over. Done.

[hay rick]

8. The media still wants to talk about "3 scandals."

But they don't want to talk too much about the only one of those three that is real- the AP story. Our media are worse than useless.

[hrmjustin]

7. I hope we get someone good to run against Issa next time.

[Spirochete]

9. I hope Issa's next election

is for cellblock president.

[calimary]

10. It's been infuriating. He's a total blight on California's good name.

I cringe when I think that crook comes from my state.

[Spirochete]

12. I know. I can't even think

of a worse congressman - ever. Glad he's not from my state.

[graham4anything]

11. If everyone votes straight democratic in 2014, Darrell Issa won't be the head of the committee

those that don't vote for the democratic party must want Issa and Rand Paul to have power positions in office.
Can't think of any other reason.

logically applied logic. When doing one thing causes the other.

[Dawson Leery]

13. k/r