Issa Addresses Reporters Outside IRS Hearing After Outburst From Cummings

we had a hearing ░░░░░░░░ in the committee in ░░░░░░░░ we asked miss learner ░░░░░░░░ lawyer indicated under certain ░░░░░░░░ she would testify she ░░░░░░░░ testify after an exhaustive ░░░░░░░░ questions i determined that ░░░░░░░░ was not under any ░░░░░░░░ going to testify and ░░░░░░░░ to an already completed ░░░░░░░░ other than her testimony ░░░░░░░░ adjourned at this point ░░░░░░░░ ll continue our investigation ░░░░░░░░ the IRS targeting of ░░░░░░░░ groups without the testimony ░░░░░░░░ miss lerner are there ░░░░░░░░ questions there were no ░░░░░░░░ was not directing questions ░░░░░░░░ the witness and the ░░░░░░░░ committee had already adjourned ░░░░░░░░ to the committee we ░░░░░░░░ only to determine whether ░░░░░░░░ not we could get ░░░░░░░░ to give testimony once ░░░░░░░░ was determined she would ░░░░░░░░ give testimony there was ░░░░░░░░ question before us Mr ░░░░░░░░ did not raise a ░░░░░░░░ of privilege or point ░░░░░░░░ order and in fact ░░░░░░░░ did recognized him when ░░░░░░░░ said he had a ░░░░░░░░ he went into an ░░░░░░░░ statement opening statements had ░░░░░░░░ been completed there were ░░░░░░░░ members sitting at the ░░░░░░░░ and we had already ░░░░░░░░ i left because there ░░░░░░░░ no question pending he ░░░░░░░░ talking into a Mike ░░░░░░░░ an adjourned meeting the ░░░░░░░░ is Mr cummings came ░░░░░░░░ make a point of ░░░░░░░░ objections to the process ░░░░░░░░ have been going through ░░░░░░░░ was actually slandering me ░░░░░░░░ the moment that the ░░░░░░░░ did go off by ░░░░░░░░ this had not been ░░░░░░░░ real investigation this has ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan investigation by ░░░░░░░░ committees in which we ░░░░░░░░ testimony in multiple hearing ░░░░░░░░ in Jordan s sub ░░░░░░░░ in which it was ░░░░░░░░ there was targeting of ░░░░░░░░ groups in which there ░░░░░░░░ people who were acting ░░░░░░░░ the norm we are ░░░░░░░░ to continue our investigation ░░░░░░░░ just because Mr cummings ░░░░░░░░ like to have a ░░░░░░░░ convenient truth doesn t ░░░░░░░░ him the right to ░░░░░░░░ a speech i went ░░░░░░░░ a process of asking ░░░░░░░░ to determine whether miss ░░░░░░░░ would testify she made ░░░░░░░░ clear through multiple questions ░░░░░░░░ she dot and she ░░░░░░░░ not do it with ░░░░░░░░ delay her attorney asked ░░░░░░░░ i have exhausted any ░░░░░░░░ of her speaking at ░░░░░░░░ point we have attempted ░░░░░░░░ ways including it making ░░░░░░░░ clear we could do ░░░░░░░░ one week delay they ░░░░░░░░ their you mind and ░░░░░░░░ that Mr Jordan has ░░░░░░░░ work to do inaudible ░░░░░░░░ s something that has ░░░░░░░░ be considered we have ░░░░░░░░ looking for the truth ░░░░░░░░ lerner in light of ░░░░░░░░ emails that are before ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ same things we asked ░░░░░░░░ on today we hope ░░░░░░░░ get answers from her ░░░░░░░░ it s clear for ░░░░░░░░ why did she ask ░░░░░░░░ crossroads gps application scrutinized ░░░░░░░░ name we ll probably ░░░░░░░░ know that because that ░░░░░░░░ something in her mind ░░░░░░░░ said after she established ░░░░░░░░ wasn t going to ░░░░░░░░ you still asked several ░░░░░░░░ and you did not ░░░░░░░░ your democratic colleague that ░░░░░░░░ opportunities he was not ░░░░░░░░ to ask any questions ░░░░░░░░ cummings says he had ░░░░░░░░ to ask instead he ░░░░░░░░ making an opening statement ░░░░░░░░ after the committee had ░░░░░░░░ adjourned how much much ░░░░░░░░ is a political play ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in the election ░░░░░░░░ not a smidgen of ░░░░░░░░ not a smidgen of ░░░░░░░░ the fact is this ░░░░░░░░ is something the president ░░░░░░░░ came out outraged against ░░░░░░░░ we were as we ░░░░░░░░ our investigation we discovered ░░░░░░░░ was clear differential treatment ░░░░░░░░ conservative groups particularly if ░░░░░░░░ nameluded patriot or tea ░░░░░░░░ and the administration has ░░░░░░░░ from supportive of this ░░░░░░░░ behavior when they said ░░░░░░░░ was in cincinnati to ░░░░░░░░ it saying there wasn ░░░░░░░░ a smidgen of evidence ░░░░░░░░ is a concern inaudible ░░░░░░░░ have no idea what ░░░░░░░░ in the minds of ░░░░░░░░ other than the ones ░░░░░░░░ this committee the ones ░░░░░░░░ this committee have sat ░░░░░░░░ hearings reviewed information and ░░░░░░░░ prepared to continue the ░░░░░░░░ any other questions how ░░░░░░░░ a setback is this ░░░░░░░░ you can see from ░░░░░░░░ questioning today we continued ░░░░░░░░ gather facts around miss ░░░░░░░░ s absence of testimony ░░░░░░░░ would have aloud us ░░░░░░░░ bring this investigation to ░░░░░░░░ pretty quick close if ░░░░░░░░ had been willing to ░░░░░░░░ to questions without it ░░░░░░░░ ll have a few ░░░░░░░░ to find out on ░░░░░░░░ she could have answered ░░░░░░░░ today it may well ░░░░░░░░ we have got on ░░░░░░░░ bottom of it at ░░░░░░░░ point roads lead to ░░░░░░░░ learner the witness to ░░░░░░░░ the fifth that becomes ░░░░░░░░ becomes one of the ░░░░░░░░ characters at this point ░░░░░░░░ she been willing to ░░░░░░░░ those emails which were ░░░░░░░░ through separate subpoenas then ░░░░░░░░ could have perhaps brought ░░░░░░░░ to a close without ░░░░░░░░ it may dead end ░░░░░░░░ miss lerner question inaudible ░░░░░░░░ ll confer afterwards i ░░░░░░░░ Mr cummings would like ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ are going to there ░░░░░░░░ cameras everywhere we will ░░░░░░░░ to see our next ░░░░░░░░ but miss lerner is ░░░░░░░░ our pry police officery ░░░░░░░░ today nor is the ░░░░░░░░ are going to continue ░░░░░░░░ lerner is not our ░░░░░░░░ concern you asked a ░░░░░░░░ earlier do you think ░░░░░░░░ is going to testify ░░░░░░░░ have less than likely ░░░░░░░░ there is in fact ░░░░░░░░ possibility that given a ░░░░░░░░ judge s order she ░░░░░░░░ testify so we ll ░░░░░░░░ to consider all those ░░░░░░░░ of whether there is ░░░░░░░░ way to get testimony ░░░░░░░░ a key character who ░░░░░░░░ clearly had information and ...