Koskinen Channels His Inner Nixon

Those of us who are old enough remember this:

That is the late President Nixon who stated he was not a crook.

Well, last night we had part two of Koskinen Goes to Capitol Hill. He was in front of Darrell Issa’s committee. There were two very interesting exchanges. First, we have Congressman Jim Jordan’s exchange:

There isn’t much to add to that exchange.

Next, here’s Congressman Trey Gowdy’s exchange:

Another point that came out is that the IRS apparently hasn’t looked at the backup tapes (which may or may not still exist). Commissioner Koskinen couldn’t say why that didn’t happen.

At least he wasn’t as smug as he had been. Of course, it came out yesterday that Commissioner Koskinen has been a big donor to the Democrats….

The IRS continues to look hyper-partisan, and that’s not a good thing for anyone.

Addendum:

This morning we discover that the IRS broke did not follow the law:

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  1. Tax Roundup, 6/25/14: Check your mailbox edition. And: the Commissioner’s real goal. « Roth & Company, P.C says:
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