Rep. Tim Huelskamp may call for a pre-election vote to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen if he is not satisfied with his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
Huelskamp said Wednesday he is not withdrawing his pledge to bring up a resolution to impeach Koskinen, despite a deal cut between Republican leaders and conservatives to postpone the move until after the election.
As part of that agreement, the House Judiciary Committee is holding an impeachment hearing featuring Koskinen, who will testify under oath.
“We’ll see how the hearing goes,” Huelskamp said. “Clearly he lied to Congress. I don’t know how you un-perjure yourself.”
Huelskamp, R-Kan., said his decision on whether to call for an impeachment vote depends on “what is said, what is provided,” at the hearing, which he said, “still doesn’t solve the problem” of GOP accusations that Koskinen has not been forthcoming with Congress about missing IRS emails associated with past targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Rep. John Fleming, R-La., who was an original sponsor of the impeachment resolution, told the Washington Examiner he will be watching Koskinen’s testimony closely and if he’s not satisfied, he’ll call for an impeachment vote, although under the deal made with GOP leaders it would not happen until after the election.
