Courtesy of the dailycaller.com
IRS scandal figure Lois Lerner is negotiating through her lawyers with Rep. Darrell Issa’s
House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee about possibly gaining
immunity to testify again in the committee’s investigative hearings.
“The Chairman did not adjourn the hearing, he recessed it. Ms. Lerner
remains under subpoena. The Committee has not made any offer of
immunity to Ms. Lerner. The Committee has, however, indicated a
willingness to listen to any offers from her
attorney about what she would testify to if it was offered,” Oversight Committee adviser Ali Ahmad told The Daily Caller.
“I don’t have any update for you on timing,” Ahmad said in regard to when Lerner will be called back before the committee.
Though Lerner, who apologized for her IRS division’s improper
scrutiny of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, can be
called back before Issa’s committee without immunity, and even arrested
if she doesn’t show up, Oversight seems to be taking a more diplomatic
approach to get information out of her.
Washington-based Lerner tried to plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination in congressional testimony in May, but the
Oversight
Committee ruled that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights when she
said “I have not broken any laws” before attempting her plea.
Emails
released this month show Lerner appearing to collude with Democratic
operatives and the Federal Election Commission in targeting tea party
groups in 2011.
The IRS did not return a request for comment on the nature of Lerner’s negotiations with investigators.
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