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发帖数: 5274 | 1 Sessions Open to Outside Probe Into Obama DOJ, IRS
Jeff Sessions, the U.S. Attorney General, said he is open to appointing an
outside counsel to probe President Barack Obama's Justice Department or
those who worked at the Internal Revenue Service during his tenure.
Sessions made the comment Thursday in a conversation with Hugh Hewitt.
"I'm going to do everything I possibly can to restore the independence and
professionalism of the Department of Justice," Sessions said. "So, we'll
have to consider whether or not some outside counsel is needed. Generally, a
good review of that internally is the first step before any such decision
is made."
During Obama's administration, his attorney general, Eric Holder, was held
in contempt of Congress regarding a claim the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Firearms allowed illegal gun sales to and from Mexico in order to track
drug cartels, according to CNN.
During Obama's administration, the IRS was said to have targeted
conservative groups. In October 2015, CNN reported the Department of Justice
announced no charges would be filed in the investigation.
About the IRS case, Sessions said, "That circumstance raised a lot of
questions in my mind, and when I was in the Senate. So, it is a matter of
real concern to me." |
