Trey Gowdy actually said...

Allow the person to do their job before you judge them based on connections.

Mr. Carney's willingness to say, 'I don't know,' is exceeded perhaps only by his willingness to acknowledge the question.

This is a Republican-appointed inspector general. This is someone who has donated and worked for prominent Republicans. Are we as Democrats ...

The most novel of all defenses, that the IRS is too poorly managed to be capable of concocting a scheme this sophisticated.