Fitton: The IRS Suppressed the Tea Party in 2012, ‘That’s How You Steal an Election in Plain Sight’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FAULKNER Peter ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ next guest believes the ░░░░░░░░ and the apology are ░░░░░░░░ good start he says ░░░░░░░░ investigation into IRS targeting ░░░░░░░░ be reopened Tom good ░░░░░░░░ see you on this ░░░░░░░░ Why reopen the case ░░░░░░░░ would it be about ░░░░░░░░ It would be about ░░░░░░░░ abuse of power Abuse ░░░░░░░░ power mean something was ░░░░░░░░ inappropriately Can we trust ░░░░░░░░ last administration the politicized ░░░░░░░░ Department and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ honestly investigate the IRS ░░░░░░░░ don t think you ░░░░░░░░ Pretty much every document ░░░░░░░░ have about the IRS ░░░░░░░░ came up because of ░░░░░░░░ and one of the ░░░░░░░░ documents we found was ░░░░░░░░ FBI and Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ lurking with Lois Lerner ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute the very ░░░░░░░░ the IRS was suppressing ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ FBI were conflicted and ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute the IRS ░░░░░░░░ anyone associated with it ░░░░░░░░ they might had to ░░░░░░░░ themselves They have to ░░░░░░░░ and audit what went ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER The big picture ░░░░░░░░ all of this has ░░░░░░░░ Democrats we had one ░░░░░░░░ hour on outnumbered saying ░░░░░░░░ were Progressive groups that ░░░░░░░░ targeted by the IRS ░░░░░░░░ number north of 400 ░░░░░░░░ groups getting the apology ░░░░░░░░ of the settlement compared ░░░░░░░░ a very small amount ░░░░░░░░ Progressive groups what do ░░░░░░░░ say about that FITTON ░░░░░░░░ knew the Tea Party ░░░░░░░░ are being targeted here ░░░░░░░░ was the focus the ░░░░░░░░ were there the Treasury ░░░░░░░░ general looked at this ░░░░░░░░ more than once and ░░░░░░░░ did not conclude that ░░░░░░░░ left was specifically targeted ░░░░░░░░ it was the left ░░░░░░░░ they did conclude and ░░░░░░░░ documents show as highlighted ░░░░░░░░ and we found documents ░░░░░░░░ that as well that ░░░░░░░░ affiliation of the right ░░░░░░░░ a reason for targeting ░░░░░░░░ groups And some of ░░░░░░░░ still don t have ░░░░░░░░ tax exempt status to ░░░░░░░░ day FAULKNER Right FITTON ░░░░░░░░ it goes deeper than ░░░░░░░░ donors were audited if ░░░░░░░░ gave to a conservative ░░░░░░░░ you were more likely ░░░░░░░░ be audited What s ░░░░░░░░ it was a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ in supposedly A politican ░░░░░░░░ in the IRS and ░░░░░░░░ went to town against ░░░░░░░░ Obama s political opposition ░░░░░░░░ the run up to ░░░░░░░░ election Anyone who wondered ░░░░░░░░ happened to the Tea ░░░░░░░░ into 2012 Harris was ░░░░░░░░ by the IRS And ░░░░░░░░ s how you steal ░░░░░░░░ election in plain sight ░░░░░░░░ As I look at ░░░░░░░░ down the road when ░░░░░░░░ tell me conservative donors ░░░░░░░░ was a down river ░░░░░░░░ fact a chilling effect ░░░░░░░░ you will that s ░░░░░░░░ suppression of freedom in ░░░░░░░░ country isn t it ░░░░░░░░ Exactly right I ve ░░░░░░░░ anyone who would listen ░░░░░░░░ when the Congress and ░░░░░░░░ president are speaking about ░░░░░░░░ reform and tax reform ░░░░░░░░ include stronger protections for ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment rights of ░░░░░░░░ who were targeted by ░░░░░░░░ IRS and make sure ░░░░░░░░ can never happen again ░░░░░░░░ those powers away from ░░░░░░░░ IRS to audit people ░░░░░░░░ on their political contributions ░░░░░░░░ contributions to groups that ░░░░░░░░ involved in public policy ░░░░░░░░ You can say it ░░░░░░░░ happens in a vacuum ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t The ░░░░░░░░ with ObamaCare it has ░░░░░░░░ lot of power FITTON ░░░░░░░░ IRS was being used ░░░░░░░░ intimidate people into buying ░░░░░░░░ They were working to ░░░░░░░░ those who hadn t ░░░░░░░░ a ObamaCare using confidential ░░░░░░░░ information to pressure them ░░░░░░░░ take up ObamaCare and ░░░░░░░░ buying it The IRS ░░░░░░░░ a political tool for ░░░░░░░░ in power We have ░░░░░░░░ understand that and take ░░░░░░░░ tool away because it ░░░░░░░░ liable to be abused ░░░░░░░░ s been abused repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ the years I don ░░░░░░░░ know how many lessons ░░░░░░░░ learn before we take ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER The smoking gun ░░░░░░░░ email what do you ░░░░░░░░ of that FITTON Its ░░░░░░░░ to me since we ░░░░░░░░ a similar email last ░░░░░░░░ that we exposed the ░░░░░░░░ officials acknowledged they were ░░░░░░░░ based on political affiliation ░░░░░░░░ don t understand how ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department could overlook ░░░░░░░░ and pretend there is ░░░░░░░░ there there in potential ░░░░░░░░ criminal wrongdoing.”