HEARING ADVISORY: House Judiciary Committee to Hold Second Hearing on Misconduct by IRS Commissioner
June 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a second hearing to examine the allegations of misconduct against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
At the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee will hear from outside experts on the findings presented by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at the first hearing and whether further congressional action is warranted. Last month, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and Congressman Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) testified before the House Judiciary Committee that IRS Commissioner Koskinen failed to comply with a congressional subpoena which resulted in destruction of key evidence, made false statements during his sworn congressional testimony, and did not promptly notify Congress that Lois Lerner’s emails were missing.
Witnesses for the hearing are:
- Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law, George Washington University
- Andrew McCarthy, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
- Michael Gerhardt, Professor in Constitutional Law & Director, Program in Law and Government, UNC School of Law
- Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division, Library of Congress