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Jim Jordan: “Something this important, Lois Lerner, the lady who sat in your chair and took the Fifth, the central figure in this…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
Something this important, Lois Lerner, the lady who sat in your chair and took the Fifth, the central figure in this investigation, you lose her emails; your chief counsel knows in February, the lawyer in charge of document production knows in February, and they don't tell you, and you can come in front of Congress four times and not disclose that.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan criticizes the IRS for losing crucial emails and failing to disclose this to Congress.

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