Emails Lost Forever of Ex-IRS Official Who Targeted Conservative Groups
The emails of Ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, who was found in contempt of Congress, may be lost forever since her hard drive has been recycled by the IRS, multiple sources told Politico.
House Appropriations Committee Slashes IRS Budget by 15%, Halts Obamacare Enforcement
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee is set to slash IRS’s budget to $10.9 billion, $1.5 billion under President Obama’s request for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget measure’s goal is to ensure the tax agency focus on it’s “core duties”, and eliminate efforts to judge political activities and halt its enforcement of Obamacare.
IRS Was Required by Law to Print Emails Lost to Hard Drive Crash
According to Federal Law, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is required to keep records of all agency emails and to print out hard copies of the emails in the event of a computer crash. This further complicates the IRS claim that it “lost” emails from ex-official Lois Lerner, who was found in contempt of Congress by a vote of 231 to 187 in May.
IRS Lost Key Emails to Computer Crash, Agency Says
The Internal Revenue Service claims to have lost two-years worth of emails between former IRS official Lois Lerner, who resigned under pressure for her role in the IRS targeting scandal, and outside agencies and groups.
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