House Holds Lois Lerner in Contempt for IRS Probe Silence
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress yesterday for refusing to answer questions about her role in scrutinizing Tea Party groups.
The case of Lois Lerner, the former director of exempt organizations at the tax agency, will be referred to the U.S. attorney in Washington for potential prosecution. The House also voted yesterday to ask Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS.