U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) flexed his prosecutorial chops and went after IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Monday night during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. The hearing was held specifically to investigate further the loss of almost two years of emails by former IRS official Lois Lerner. 

Gowdy pressed Koskiken about his previous statements that “no criminal wrongdoings” had occurred in the disappearance of Lois Lerner’s emails.

Koskinen: “I’ve not looked at any statutes.”

Gowdy: Well then how can you possibly tell our fellow citizens there’s no criminal wrongdoing, if you don’t even know what statute to look at?”

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Koskinen: “Because I see no evidence that anybody consciously…”

Gowdy: “But how would you know what elements of the crime existed? You don’t even know what statutes are in play. I’m going to ask you again: What statutes have you evaluated?”

Koskinen: “Uh, I think you can rely on common sense. Nothing I have seen…”

Gowdy: “Common sense. Instead of the criminal code, you want to rely on common sense, no Mr. Koskinen, you can shake your head all you want to Commissioner, you have said today, that there is no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. And I’m asking you what criminal statute you have reviewed to reach that conclusion?”

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