Former Ambassador Thomas Pickering Had Agreed to Testify about Benghazi but Refused to be Deposed in Advance.
Pickering will now be deposed on May 23 regarding last year's Accountability Review Board that examined the Benghazi attack.
Stephen Hayes Sets the Washington Post Straight.
The Post criticized the GOP and conservatives for obsessing over the "phony" issue of the Benghazi cover-up. Hayes has some thoughts.
Nothing to See Here at the IRS. Just Move Along.
IRS agents just wanted to be "more efficient in their workload selection."
'It Is Absolutely Not Illegal.'
Acting IRS commissioner's testimony regarding the targeting of conservative groups.
We Were Idiots!
Anonymous Obama official speaking about the Benghazi scandal: We're portrayed by Republicans as either being lying or idiots. It's actually closer to us being idiots.
Was DOJ Attack on AP Pure Retaliation?
Homeland Security had claimed they were not aware of any planned attacks on U.S. tied to the one-year anniversary of bin Laden's death. The AP proved that was a lie.
Watergate Investigator Bob Woodward Calls the Benghazi Scandal 'A Very Serious Issue.'
Woodward refutes Obama claim that Benghazi is just political, just a sideshow: I would not dismiss Benghazi.
Eric Holder Lies to Congress - Again.
Attorney General claimed that the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia made an independent decision not to prosecute Holder for contempt of Congress. That was false. He was ordered not to pursue the charge.
Peggy Noonan: Political Abuse of the IRS Threatens the Basic Integrity of Our Government – This Is No Ordinary Scandal.
"It is not even remotely possible that all this was an accident, a mistake."
Strassel: Of Course the IRS Scandal Started at the Top.
"The bureaucrats at the Internal Revenue Service did exactly what the president said was the right and honorable thing to do."
Lanny Davis: White House Counsel Should Resign.
If Kathleen Ruemmler knew for several days – perhaps weeks – about IRS targeting of conservatives and didn't tell Obama immediately, she should resign.
Support for Benghazi Select Committee Growing.
More than two-thirds of Republican House lawmakers now favor establishing a Watergate-style investigatory committee to examine the Benghazi terror attacks.
Krauthammer: Carney's Bridge Too Far.
The White House press secretary actually provided the cover-up for the cover-up.
IRS Official Gets Well-Deserved Promotion.
After running IRS division in charge of tax-exempt organizations at the time when conservative groups were targeted, she is now director of the IRS Affordable Care Act office. Thank you on behalf of a grateful nation. You Can't Make This Stuff Up!
IRS Crimes: Obama's Clintonian Response to Reporter's Question Is Tacit Admission of Guilt.
When asked if he knew about IRS actions, Obama responded that he didn't know anything about the inspector general's report. He deliberately answered a question that wasn't asked. Of course, the mainstream media will falsely report that Obama denied previous knowledge of IRS wrongdoing.
White House Press Secretary Did State Categorically that No One in White House or on President's Political Team Had Knowledge of IRS Targeting of Conservatives – but He Was Forced to Retract It.
At May 13 press briefing, Jay Carney was forced to back down when asked how he could possibly speak with knowledge about everyone in the White House and on Obama's political team.
Embattled IRS Official Lois Lerner Told Some Whoppers about the Current IRS Scandal.
The Nine Lies of Lois Lerner: #3. This was the work of low-level grunts in Cincinnati.
Did the IRS Target Pro-Life Groups, Too?
One pro-life group was required to promise, in writing – under penalty of perjury – never to protest or picket Planned Parenthood.
Benghazi, the IRS, and Politics by Other Means.
"What do the Benghazi cover-up and the IRS scandal have in common? They were both about winning elections under false pretenses."
Boston Bomber Suspect Confessed in Writing.
So, in addition to all the other evidence – including a verbal confession – the younger Tsarnaev left a written note. So why the rush to read him his Miranda rights? The government had plenty of evidence for trial. The focus should have been on national security, not the criminal case.
Shady 'Charity' Operated by President's Half-Brother Gets Immediate IRS Approval.
Not only did IRS grant tax exemption to the Barack H. Obama Foundation within one month of request, it granted retroactive tax-exempt status to cover the years the foundation operated illegally!
Embattled IRS Official's Husband's Law Firm Has Close Links to Obama.
Lois Lerner's husband's law firm held organizing meeting for Obama re-election campaign. Partner in firm given ambassadorship.
Everything You Need to Know about the Benghazi Emails in a Single Ten-Minute Video.
Sean Hannity, James Rosen, and Stephen Hayes discuss the emails released on May 15. Facts contradict statements by White House spokesman Jay Carney and former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton.
Two-Day Gap in Benghazi Emails.
Emails released by White House did not include any during the first two days following the Benghazi attack.
Where Is the Beth Jones Email?
Within 24 hours of the Benghazi attack, State Department official Beth Jones sent an email stating that she told the Libyan ambassador that al-Quaida affiliated Ansar al-Sharia committed the terrorist attack. This is one of 25,000 documents the administration hasn't produced.
Boehner on IRS Controversy: Who's Going to Jail?
"My question isn't who's going to resign. My question's about who's going to jail."
