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Republicans want to know why Trump hasn't fired the IRS head
 [FOXNEWS] Nearly two months into the Trump administration, the IRS...the Internal Revenue Service; that office of the United States government that collects taxes and persecutes the regime's political enemies... commissioner House Republicans once threatened with impeachment remains on the job. John Koskinen's continued tenure may be surprising, considering how aggressively Republicans went after him under the B.O. regime. But despite a sustained push by congressional Republicans to oust the IRS chief before his five-year term expires this November, President Trump so far has made no move to do so. Just last week, Koskinen was seen in the Capitol and told Fox News he was there to meet with "old friends." Asked if he intended to stay on as commissioner during the Trump administration, Koskinen simply said, "They haven’t talked to me." A White House official, asked about the commissioner's future, also told Fox News on Wednesday they had no personnel announcements "at this time." House Republicans aren't giving up their quest to show Koskinen the door. "President Trump should fire Commissioner Koskinen and replace him with someone that will bring integrity and competence to the IRS," House Judiciary Committee Chariman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., told Fox News on Tuesday. Just days after Trump took office, Republican Study Committee Chairman Mark Walker, R- N.C., along with 53 other House Republicans, also wrote a letter asking the new president to remove Koskinen. "The consideration of the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in the House in late 2016 was a clear indication that Congress and the American people have no confidence in Commissioner Koskinen or his ability to discharge his duties," Walker wrote, nudging the president by citing statutory language giving him authority to strip Koskinen of his title. Doing so, he claimed, would "restore the credibility" of the federal tax authority. "We have not received a response to our letter," an aide at the Republican Study Committee told Fox News. "We understand, however, the administration remains busy putting its team in place, and we look forward to its response." A White House spokesperson told Fox News they received the January letter and "are currently reviewing it." Posted by: Fred 2017-03-10 |
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