Ditto for the hard drives that were supposedly trashed. Republicans on the House committee seem less than amused:
The IRS belatedly told Congress it may have lost some of Ms. Lerner’s emails after her computer crashed, and asserted that the backup tapes didn’t exist.
But under questioning from Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Camus said it took him only two weeks to track down the backup tapes, and when he asked the IRS depository for them, the workers there said they’d never been contacted by the agency itself.
Republicans said that was stunning because IRS Commissioner John Koskinen repeatedly assured Congress the emails were irretrievably lost.
“I think they have misled or lied to the committee,” said Rep. John L. Mica, Florida Republican.
Oh my, say it isn't so! Democratics on the committee are grousing that the inquiry has dragged on too long and has cost too much money, , but the Inspector General has now begun a criminal investigation into the coverup.
