House Republicans on Wednesday voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for repeatedly refusing to answer questions about her alleged involvement in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
In testimony before congressional hearings, as recently as March, Lerner has invoked the Fifth Amendment on the matter.
Lerner directed the Internal Revenue Service division that processes applications for tax-exempt status of political groups.
The IRS first came under fire in May of last year when Lerner apologized to conservative organizations that had been singled out for extra scrutiny. Many of those groups had complained about delays in their applications for tax-exempt status.
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