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IRS scandal figure Lois Lerner is negotiating through her lawyers with Rep. Darrell Issa’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about possibly gaining immunity to testify again in the committee’s investigative hearings.

“The Chairman did not adjourn the hearing, he recessed it. Ms. Lerner remains under subpoena. The Committee has not made any offer of immunity to Ms. Lerner. The Committee has, however, indicated a willingness to listen to any offers from her attorney about what she would testify to if it was offered,” Oversight Committee adviser Ali Ahmad told The Daily Caller.

“I don’t have any update for you on timing,” Ahmad said in regard to when Lerner will be called back before the committee.

Though Lerner, who apologized for her IRS division’s improper scrutiny of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status, can be called back before Issa’s committee without immunity, and even arrested if she doesn’t show up, Oversight seems to be taking a more diplomatic approach to get information out of her.

Washington-based Lerner tried to plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination in congressional testimony in May, but the Oversight Committee ruled that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights when she said “I have not broken any laws” before attempting her plea.

Emails released this month show Lerner appearing to collude with Democratic operatives and the Federal Election Commission in targeting tea party groups in 2011.

The IRS did not return a request for comment on the nature of Lerner’s negotiations with investigators.

 http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/24/lois-lerners-lawyers-negotiating-with-oversight-committee-on-immunity/

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013, 01:57:00 am »
Let's hope that Mr. Issa knows the value of a grant of immunity and makes sure it costs Ms. Lerner - or the misbegotten Obama (mal)administration - dearly if granted.

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013, 02:07:22 am »
Let's hope that Mr. Issa knows the value of a grant of immunity and makes sure it costs Ms. Lerner - or the misbegotten Obama (mal)administration - dearly if granted.

In the scheme of things, Lois is a nobody. I want to see Holder and Obama go down, whatever it takes.

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 02:08:35 am »
In the scheme of things, Lois is a nobody. I want to see Holder and Obama go down, whatever it takes.

That's what I mean by making it cost dearly.  Either she has the goods, the real deal, or she doesn't get immunity.

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 02:17:45 am »
That's what I mean by making it cost dearly.  Either she has the goods, the real deal, or she doesn't get immunity.

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013, 02:39:53 am »
Get her on record before she testifies. Otherwise she will claim it was all her idea and, having immunity, everyone involved will merely walk away from it.

Deposition first, then immunity, then she testifies.
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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2013, 02:46:21 am »
Let's hope that Mr. Issa knows the value of a grant of immunity and makes sure it costs Ms. Lerner - or the misbegotten Obama (mal)administration - dearly if granted.

 :amen:

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Re: Lois Lerner’s lawyers negotiating with Oversight Committee on immunity
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2013, 02:46:31 am »
Get her on record before she testifies. Otherwise she will claim it was all her idea and, having immunity, everyone involved will merely walk away from it.

Deposition first, then immunity, then she testifies.

That's why you have discussions first, in which her attorney illustrates what she would testify to if she were given immunity.  You don't grant immunity without knowing what the recipient's testimony is going to be, and the agreement granting immunity will have a provision in it revoking the grant of immunity if she fails to testify in accordance with what was discussed during the negotiations.