Christian Post - House Committee Votes to Hold Official at Center of IRS Scandal in Contempt of Congress
By Napp Nazworth, Christian Post
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted Thursday to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for failing to testify about the IRS scandal involving the targeting of conservative, pro-life and evangelical groups.
The vote, 21 to 12, was along party lines. The contempt charge will next go to the full House for a vote.
"Our investigation has found that former IRS Exempt Organizations division Director Lois Lerner played a central role in the targeting scandal and then failed to meet her legal obligations to answer questions after she waived her right not to testify. In demanding answers and holding a powerful government official accountable for her failure to meet her legal obligations, this Committee did its job. If the House takes up and passes the resolution, the matter will be referred to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, which statute requires he take to a grand jury," Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said. . . .
Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, praised the committee's vote. ACLJ represents 41 conservative organizations that have sued the IRS over the scandal. . . .