House gently kills IRS impeachment resolution

Published December 6, 2016 10:25pm ET



House Republicans on Tuesday mercy-killed a resolution calling for the impeachment of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, but did it their way, not the way most Democrats wanted to kill it off.

The resolution was put forward by House Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan, who argued Koskinen had not been forthcoming to Congress about an investigation into the IRS targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Jordan announced the impeachment for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” and outlined four articles of impeachment against Koskinen, all revolving around the investigation into the IRS targeting.

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