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Then-IRS official Lois Lerner is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2013, before the House Oversight Committee hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to tea party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

What tea party? Former IRS official Lerner claimed ignorance in secret testimony about targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, then-Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) **FILE**

Steve Stockman kept in prison by Obama officials’ retribution

By Rebecca Hagelin

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Three decades after early warnings about global warming, the issue has become entrenched in the nation’s culture wars. Some in the GOP used to lead the fight against warming. Now most Republicans cannot speak the words “climate change.” Let alone support policies to address it. Many Democrats have moved sharply to the left on environmental issues as well. Climate change is as polarized as abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McCain’s office urged IRS to use audits as weapons to destroy political advocacy groups - UPDATED

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, on President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program. President Donald Trump's administration will &quot;wind down&quot; a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Tuesday, calling the Obama administration's program &quot;an unconstitutional exercise of authority.&quot; (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jeff Sessions conservatives Trump swamp IRS

By Judson Phillips

Lois Lerner's emails became an issue after she was singled out as a key figure in the IRS's treatment of tea party and conservative groups who sought tax-exempt status. The IRS improperly delayed hundreds of applications and sent out intrusive questionnaires asking what the agency now says were inappropriate inquiries. (Associated Press)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Obama administration defies the law again

By Judson Phillips

Lois Lerner's emails became an issue after she was singled out as a key figure in the IRS's treatment of tea party and conservative groups who sought tax-exempt status. The IRS improperly delayed hundreds of applications and sent out intrusive questionnaires asking what the agency now says were inappropriate inquiries. (Associated Press)

IRS finds yet another Lois Lerner email account

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on IRS harassment of Tea Party groups by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ROBERT KNIGHT: IRS power abuse, political interference more than ‘bureaucratic bumbling’

By Robert Knight

Tim Constantine late edition news cover July 30, 2015

Late Edition with Tim Constantine (July 30, 2015)

By Tim Constantine

Tim Constantine Late Edition July 29, 2015

Late Edition with Tim Constantine (July 29, 2015)

By Tim Constantine

Daily Briefing Kelly Riddell June 26, 2015

Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing (June 26, 2015)

Tim Constantine Afternoon News June 25, 2015

Afternoon News with Tim Constantine (June 25, 2015)

By Tim Constantine

Lois Lerner is the former IRS official at the center of a controversy over how the agency treated conservative political groups. (Associated Press) **FILE**

As many as 24,000 Lerner emails irretrievable

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Hillary Clinton, Lois Lerner apologize? Hardly

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Unequal justice in government illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RICHARD RAHN: Lois Lerner, Hillary Clinton should be subject to rule of law

By Richard W. Rahn

Illustration on shedding light on Federal pension records by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: Unearth the secrets of federal pensions

By Adam Andrzejewski

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her phone after attending a U.S.-Russia meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 23, 2010. The revelation that Mrs. Clinton used an off-the-books email account during her time as secretary of state has raised fresh questions about her credibility heading into 2016. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton hidden emails taint Obama transparency vow, boost Benghazi probe

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on the need to reform IRS by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

PAT ROBERTS: IRS targeting, missing emails investigation not over

By Pat Roberts

Lois Lerner doesn't appear to be making any friends in her upscale Bethesda, Maryland, neighborhood. In a video published Tuesday, the embattled ex-IRS director is seen trying to flee from a reporter into the home of a neighbor, who is less than thrilled to see her. (YouTube/Daily Surge)

Lois Lerner tries to barge into neighbor’s home: ‘I don’t want her in the house’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Rep. Jim Jordan: ‘Eric Holder can’t go fast enough’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this March 5, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

GOP fumes as Lois Lerner talks to press but snubs Congress

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times