Issa Shuts Down Hearing When Lois Lerner Takes The Fifth

Congressman and Chairman of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Darrell Issa (R-CA) has never met an Obama White House “scandal”  he didn’t like.  A driving force behind the demonization of Acorn, he has left no stone uncovered on the Benghazi and IRS messes.  Earlier today, he brought Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the “controversy,” before his committee to testify.  When she invoked her constitutional rights to not implicate herself, he ended the hearing.  Ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) tried to get a word in but was silenced when Issa turned off his microphone.

Before ending the hearing, Issa announced that, “Seeking the truth is the obligation of this committee.”  Apparently, that rule applies only when the “truth” makes President Obama look bad.

By: Alyson Chadwick

Alyson Chadwick is a political/news junkie and New Yorker transplanted to Washington, DC and currently working in Florida. Her career has included work on five presidential cycles, both sides of Capitol Hill, the 2012 Democratic Convention, Clinton White House, United Nations and multiple local and statewide campaigns. She is also a sad Met fan, which could be the most redundant sentence ever.