Obama says he didn't 'know anything' about probe into IRS targeting he's lost in the woods
WINDOW DRESSING:
- IRS ACTIONS BEGAN IN 2010 …
- ACTING IRS COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER ON THE JOB SINCE NOVEMBER 2012 …
- OBAMA TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION AND REQUEST RESIGNATION OF MILLER, WHO WAS ALREADY LEAVING IN JUNE
- ITS BUSH'S FAULT …
- COMMISSIONER DOUGLAS SHULMAN HAD BEEN A BUSH APPOINTEE … THEREFORE ITS NOT OBAMA FAULT …
- THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ARE TOO STUPID TO CONNECT THE DOTS!!!
President Obama insisted Thursday that he knew nothing about the internal investigation into the IRS' practice of singling out conservative groups for special scrutiny before it was made public, as he moved to name a new director for the embattled agency.
"I can assure you that I certainly did not know anything about the (inspector general) report" beforehand, Obama said Thursday.
The president, though, did not say whether he was previously aware of the IRS' actions, which allegedly started as early as 2010, well before the inspector general's office began to investigate. Republican lawmakers were inquiring about the alleged targeting of Tea Party groups by the IRS more than a year ago.
ONE LIES THE OTHER SWEARS TO IT
Obama, who spoke during a press conference and reiterated that he found the agency's actions "unacceptable" and sought to fix the problem "the minute" he found out about it. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has previously said no one in the White House knew about the practice.
Obama, who spoke during a press conference and reiterated that he found the agency's actions "unacceptable" and sought to fix the problem "the minute" he found out about it. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has previously said no one in the White House knew about the practice.
After his press conference, Obama NEVER announced that acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller would resign -- though Miller was apparently set to step down anyway.
An official close to Miller told Fox News, shortly after Obama's brief announcement, that the IRS chief was "set to resign the position of acting commission as of early June." He was planning to leave the IRS entirely a "couple of months later, regardless of the current controversy," the source said.
These details were not mentioned by the president as he announced Wednesday evening Miller was resigning. Obama spoke following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and other top department officials in which they reviewed a highly critical inspector general’s report on the practice. The report concluded poor management allowed agents to improperly target Tea Party and other groups for more than 18 months, starting in 2010.
Obama said Lew asked for the resignation and Miller agreed, after being on the job since November 2012.
Miller became acting commissioner after Commissioner Douglas Shulman completed his five-year term. Shulman had been appointed by President George W. Bush.
