Waiving the Fifth
Embattled IRS employee Lois Lerner waived her right to Fifth Amendment protections by presenting an opening statement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) said on Thursday.
Ellison Barber is a Research Analyst for the Washington Free Beacon and Center for American Freedom. Ellison graduated from Wofford College in 2012, and currently lives in Washington, D.C. Her twitter handle is @ellisonbarber.
Embattled IRS employee Lois Lerner waived her right to Fifth Amendment protections by presenting an opening statement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) said on Thursday.
A modestly sized group gathered outside of the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday to demand greater accountability amongst those responsible for the tax-exempt division’s inequitable scrutiny of conservative organizations during the 2012 elections, behaviors the IRS has admitted were “inappropriate.”
The president and chief executive officer of one of the world’s largest corporations called for reform of America’s role in global energy markets during a Thursday speech at the Cato Institute.
Controversial Democratic donor Dr. Salomon Melgen is talking about his relationship with New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez.
A new report ties controversial Democratic donor Dr. Salomon Melgen to President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.).
Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) is reportedly being investigated by a federal grand jury for misusing his political clout to intervene on behalf of donor Dr. Salomon Melgen.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) remains under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee and faces allegations of using his political clout to benefit donors and individuals close to him.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) was a “principal supporter” of a bill that would increase tax credits and grants to “heavy vehicle fleets that converted to alternative fuels.” The bill could benefit Gaseous Fuel Systems Corp. (GFS), a company in which controversial Democratic donor Dr. Salomon Melgen has invested.
Sen. Menendez (D., N.J.) spoke on Sunday at “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants,” a Black History Month Celebration in Trenton, N.J. He addressed the crowd with quotes from Martin Luther King and the bible, as he disputed claims he has acted improperly.