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US Lawmakers Question Attorney General in Domestic Scandals
President Obama is facing questions on two developing domestic scandals, and the pressure on top members of his Cabinet is beginning to heat up on Capitol Hill.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers have expressed outrage1 that Internal Revenue Service employees targeted conservative Tea Party groups that applied2 for tax-exempt status for special scrutiny3. House Speaker John Boehner suggested there may have been criminal conduct.
“The IRS admitted to targeting conservatives, even if the White House continues to be stuck on the word ‘if.’ My question isn't about who is going to resign. My question is who's going to jail over this scandal?,” Boehner said.
At a previously4 scheduled House hearing, Attorney General Eric Holder5 promised that his department would be dispassionate in its investigation6 into the IRS and go after whoever did wrong.
"The facts will take us wherever they take us," Holder said.
Though the Justice Department has subpoenaed8 two months of AP reporters and editors' telephone records, Holder told lawmakers he could not answer any questions because he recused himself early in the investigation of who leaked sensitive national security information about a foiled terror attack in Yemen.
"I am not familiar with the reasons why the subpoena7 was constructed in the way that it was because I am simply not a part of the case," Holder said.
Some Republican lawmakers said they detect a pattern with the Obama administration when it comes to scandals. Republican Congressman9 James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin.
"There does not seem to be any acceptance of responsibility, in the Justice Department, for things that have gone wrong," Sensenbrenner said.
A number of Democratic lawmakers and civil rights activists10 have said the seizure11 of reporters' phone records could have a chilling effect on freedom of the press. Democrat Zoe Lofgren of California.
"The damage done to a free press is substantial," Lofgren said.
Lawmakers say they will continue to push for answers, which will likely mean more tough weeks ahead for the President and his Attorney- General.
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n.暴行,侮辱,愤怒;vt.凌辱,激怒 | |
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adj.应用的;v.应用,适用 | |
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scrutiny
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n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物 | |
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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v.(用传票)传唤(某人)( subpoena的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 ) | |
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n.没收;占有;抵押 | |
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