darrell issa releases relevant evidence to fox news without providing it to oversight committee

[spanone]

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) exploded at House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) during a hearing about the IRS' inappropriate targeting of organizations seeking tax exempt status, specifically criticizing Issa for releasing relevant evidence to Fox News without also providing it to the committee.

During Issa's recent appearance on Fox News Sunday, the network aired selectively quoted emails from ex-IRS official Lois Lerner, claiming they revealed evidence of "political targeting" by the IRS which may have extended as far as the White House. Media Matters has obtained the emails, which instead show Lerner specifically instructing colleagues to not focus on political activity while scrutinizing tax-exempt organizations.

Issa adjourned the March 5 House Oversight Committee hearing after Lerner testified that she would plead the Fifth and not answer the committee's questions. Cummings responded that he still had a statement and a question, which he proceeded to offer even while his microphone was cut off and Issa left the room. In his remarks Cummings accused Issa of providing Fox News with details of the investigation which were not provided to the committee (emphasis added):

video at link:

http://mediamatters.org/embed/static/clips/2014/03/05/34342/cspan-20140305-houseos

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/03/05/the-fox-news-segment-that-enraged-congressman-c/198345

[randome]

1. Wow. Is this buffoon self-destructing in front of us? That's a big no-no!

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[spanone]

2. issa is loyal to fox news not the u.s.a. he needs to be gone.

[randome]

4. The senate will tolerate all kinds of egregious conduct.

But 'stepping out' on the Senate? That sounds like going too far even for a dysfunctional body like the Senate. Openly denigrating Cruz is possible now. Will Issa be the next apple to fall?

Anyone know if anything like this has occurred before?
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[loudsue]

5. They only tolerate that shit from REPUBLICANS. Democrats always have to "apologize"

This guy needs to be censured. We need to start screaming about this to our elected officials. I'm outraged!

[kristopher]

15. This is in the House of Representatives.

Look for Lawrence O'Donnell's segment on it last night.
He said he doesn't know of it having happened before.

[rtracey]

12. so

Not 1 damn thing will happen to him, the only thing that will happen is if and when the Democrats take back the house, then he will no longer be head of that committee, but trust me he will NOT be sanctioned. Boehner is too much of a wimp, and a "company" man. This whole congress lacks integrity.

[Phlem]

13. Oh please, please, please!!

-p

[Scuba]

3. Issa is an unsightly blob or santorum, fouling the air around him.

[freshwest]

6. And this is not the first time he's done that, either. He gets away with it because of media. n/t

[IggleDoer]

7. Issa can lie on Fox news

He can only "skirt the truth" in a House committee meeting.

[santamargarita]

8. A Fucking car thief, and he isn't worth a shit at that.

[jtuck004]

9. He is raising contemptible low-life behavior to an art form. But even the teabaggiest conservatista

should open their eyes and realize he is making THEM look bad by their support of him.

[Rex]

10. Issa has just taken his party to the next level of hatred for the system.

Then again folks, what do you expect from a known CRIMINAL!? How did we end up with so many law breakers, writing the laws of the land?

[penndragon69]

11. But fucks news

is the only committee that ISSA feels
legally obligated to, who cares about that committee
in Washington that he's paid to chair.

[Berlum]

14. Impeach the car-thriving RepubliWankers

Don't need no steenkin car thief Republicons messing with America.

[Cha]

16. Get rid of issasshole.