Rep. Johnson: The IRS Visiting Matt Taibbi’s Home Looks ‘To Be an Intimidation Tactic’

ROBERTS He would not ░░░░░░░░ whether or not any ░░░░░░░░ any documents had been ░░░░░░░░ over To your knowledge ░░░░░░░░ they Johnson They have ░░░░░░░░ And if he welcomes ░░░░░░░░ then he would comply ░░░░░░░░ our request We asked ░░░░░░░░ those documents to be ░░░░░░░░ over by April 10th ░░░░░░░░ missed that deadline It ░░░░░░░░ very concerning because as ░░░░░░░░ know when Matt Taibbi ░░░░░░░░ to testify in early ░░░░░░░░ to our Weaponization Committee ░░░░░░░░ IRS agents visited his ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ he was there It ░░░░░░░░ to us to be ░░░░░░░░ intimidation tactic ROBERTS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ else you could see ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS Is is there ░░░░░░░░ legitimate reason why that ░░░░░░░░ had visited his home ░░░░░░░░ you know of crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ No no That s ░░░░░░░░ thing So since then ░░░░░░░░ ve they ve apologized ░░░░░░░░ you know we thought ░░░░░░░░ there was some sort ░░░░░░░░ I think they said ░░░░░░░░ theft concern ROBERTS Right ░░░░░░░░ but never mind don ░░░░░░░░ worry about that It ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ now Because we found ░░░░░░░░ about it and we ░░░░░░░░ exposed it You know ░░░░░░░░ of this looks like ░░░░░░░░ agencies are being weaponized ░░░░░░░░ just against the American ░░░░░░░░ but journalists now who ░░░░░░░░ to come forward and ░░░░░░░░ expose some of this ░░░░░░░░ it s deeply deeply ░░░░░░░░ to all of us ░░░░░░░░ Well that s why ░░░░░░░░ have this committee on ░░░░░░░░ weaponization of government Johnson ░░░░░░░░