Gohmert Votes To Hold Lerner in Contempt of Congress

Statement

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) voted to hold former top IRS official, Lois Lerner, in contempt of the United States Congress and voted for the appointment of a special prosecutor. He released the following statement regarding his thoughts and support for this vote:

"It is neither fair nor legal to waive one's Constitutional right to remain silent in order to proclaim innocence before Congress while stating that nothing has been done wrong, and then try to reclaim Fifth Amendment rights to remain silent. Mrs. Lerner should be held accountable for her actions. The vote to hold her in contempt of Congress is a first step, but we must get to the bottom of the atrocious targeting of conservative groups. Make no mistake; if the IRS under a liberal Democratic administration can target conservatives and get away with it, a Republican administration can target liberals and that needs to be stopped now.

This vote today was a very important step toward attempting to hold the IRS accountable since they hold the ability to abuse taxpayers every single day if partisans like Lois Lerner go unchecked. It is hard to believe it has been almost a full year since news broke that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had been targeting conservative groups during the 2012 election. Under Mrs. Lerner's leadership, a part of the IRS leadership has shown a shocking amount of political partisanship, activism and outright abuse of unbridled power over American citizens simply trying to utilize their Constitutional rights."

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