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 RUSH TRANSCRIPT ░░░░░░░░ Peter Doocy thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Our next guest ░░░░░░░░ the settlement and the ░░░░░░░░ are a good start ░░░░░░░░ says the investigation into ░░░░░░░░ targeting should be reopened ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ this Friday Why reopen ░░░░░░░░ case What would it ░░░░░░░░ about FITTON It would ░░░░░░░░ about the abuse of ░░░░░░░░ Abuse of power mean ░░░░░░░░ was done inappropriately Can ░░░░░░░░ trust the last administration ░░░░░░░░ politicized Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ FBI to honestly investigate ░░░░░░░░ IRS I don t ░░░░░░░░ you can Pretty much ░░░░░░░░ document we have about ░░░░░░░░ IRS scandal came up ░░░░░░░░ of us and one ░░░░░░░░ the key documents we ░░░░░░░░ was the FBI and ░░░░░░░░ Department were lurking with ░░░░░░░░ Lerner IRS to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ very groups the IRS ░░░░░░░░ suppressing Obviously the Justice ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI were ░░░░░░░░ and failing to prosecute ░░░░░░░░ IRS or anyone associated ░░░░░░░░ it because they might ░░░░░░░░ to prosecute themselves They ░░░░░░░░ to reopen and audit ░░░░░░░░ went on FAULKNER The ░░░░░░░░ picture and all of ░░░░░░░░ has some Democrats we ░░░░░░░░ one last hour on ░░░░░░░░ saying There were Progressive ░░░░░░░░ that were targeted by ░░░░░░░░ IRS That number north ░░░░░░░░ 400 conservative groups getting ░░░░░░░░ apology part of the ░░░░░░░░ compared with a very ░░░░░░░░ amount of Progressive groups ░░░░░░░░ do you say about ░░░░░░░░ FITTON Everyone knew the ░░░░░░░░ Party groups are being ░░░░░░░░ here that was the ░░░░░░░░ the numbers were there ░░░░░░░░ Treasury inspector general looked ░░░░░░░░ this issue more than ░░░░░░░░ and they did not ░░░░░░░░ that the left was ░░░░░░░░ targeted because it was ░░░░░░░░ left but they did ░░░░░░░░ and the documents show ░░░░░░░░ highlighted earlier and we ░░░░░░░░ documents like that as ░░░░░░░░ that political affiliation of ░░░░░░░░ right was a reason ░░░░░░░░ targeting these groups And ░░░░░░░░ of them still don ░░░░░░░░ have their tax exempt ░░░░░░░░ to this day FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ FITTON And it goes ░░░░░░░░ than this donors were ░░░░░░░░ if you gave to ░░░░░░░░ conservative causes you were ░░░░░░░░ likely to be audited ░░░░░░░░ s learned it was ░░░░░░░░ Democratic activist in supposedly ░░░░░░░░ politican position in the ░░░░░░░░ and everyone went to ░░░░░░░░ against President Obama s ░░░░░░░░ opposition in the run ░░░░░░░░ to 2012 election Anyone ░░░░░░░░ wondered what happened to ░░░░░░░░ Tea Party into 2012 ░░░░░░░░ was suppressed by the ░░░░░░░░ And that s how ░░░░░░░░ steal an election in ░░░░░░░░ sight FAULKNER As I ░░░░░░░░ at it down the ░░░░░░░░ when you tell me ░░░░░░░░ donors there was a ░░░░░░░░ river of fact a ░░░░░░░░ effect if you will ░░░░░░░░ s a suppression of ░░░░░░░░ in this country isn ░░░░░░░░ it FITTON Exactly right ░░░░░░░░ ve told anyone who ░░░░░░░░ listen that when the ░░░░░░░░ and the president are ░░░░░░░░ about IRS reform and ░░░░░░░░ reform they include stronger ░░░░░░░░ for the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ of Americans who were ░░░░░░░░ by the IRS and ░░░░░░░░ sure that can never ░░░░░░░░ again take those powers ░░░░░░░░ from the IRS to ░░░░░░░░ people based on their ░░░░░░░░ contributions their contributions to ░░░░░░░░ that are involved in ░░░░░░░░ policy FAULKNER You can ░░░░░░░░ it only happens in ░░░░░░░░ vacuum but it doesn ░░░░░░░░ The IRS with ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ has a lot of ░░░░░░░░ FITTON The IRS was ░░░░░░░░ used to intimidate people ░░░░░░░░ buying ObamaCare They were ░░░░░░░░ to target those who ░░░░░░░░ t taken a ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ confidential IRS information to ░░░░░░░░ them to take up ░░░░░░░░ and start buying it ░░░░░░░░ IRS is a political ░░░░░░░░ for politicians in power ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ take that tool away ░░░░░░░░ it s liable to ░░░░░░░░ abused It s been ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly over the years ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ lessons we learn before ░░░░░░░░ take action FAULKNER The ░░░░░░░░ gun this email what ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ Its familiar to me ░░░░░░░░ we had a similar ░░░░░░░░ last year that we ░░░░░░░░ the IRS officials acknowledged ░░░░░░░░ were targeting based on ░░░░░░░░ affiliation I don t ░░░░░░░░ how the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ overlook that and pretend ░░░░░░░░ is no there there ░░░░░░░░ potential for criminal wrongdoing.”