Impeachment for embattled IRS head moves forward

By Sarah Bedford
Published October 28, 2015 6:11pm ET
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Impeachment for embattled IRS head moves forward
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will testify at a Senate Finance Committee hearing next Tuesday, June 2, to examine how criminals were able to steal the data of 100,000 taxpayers directly from the IRS' website. (AP Photo) | Andrew Harnik

A Republican-led resolution to impeach the IRS commissioner will now head to the House Judiciary Committee, following a process that has not been used since 1876.

Nineteen members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee introduced the resolution Tuesday amid controversy over the Justice Department’s decision to end its investigation of the IRS without bringing any criminal charges.

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