IRS chief apologizes to Congress for lost informationWASHINGTON — The commissioner of the IRS apologized to Congress on Tuesday for information his agency lost and inaccurate statements he made during congressional investigations of its treatment of tea party and other conservative groups. Koskinen is apologizing to Congress for information his agency lost and inaccurate statements he made during congressional investigations of its treatment of tea party and other conservative groups. Probes by Congress, the Justice Department and lawmakers have uncovered no proof that the IRS’ treatment of conservative groups was politically motivated or that any documents were purposely destroyed. But documents his lawyers circulated last week noted that he told lawmakers in June 2014 that no emails had been destroyed since the congressional investigations began. Koskinen said last spring that the erasure of those tapes was “clearly a failure” of IRS procedures.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 21, 2016 04:41 UTC