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Yesterday i directed secretary lew to follow up on the audit and find out who was responsible and to make sure that we understand all the facts. today secretary lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs. because given the controversy surrounding this audit, its important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward. second, were going to put in place new safeguards to make sure this kind of behavior can...

He there with limited security? and then why didnt the u.s. military, special operations forces, do more once the attack started to try to save those americans? >> and those were the questions asked at the congressional hearing particularly by mr. hicks. >> one other point to make about this talking points that were released and the e-mails surrounding them is everybody is talking now about the deputies meeting, the meeting that took place at the white house the saturday morning after the attack...

When congressman darrell issa of california pointed out that united states attorney for the district of columbia ronald machum one of the officials put in charge of investigating the leak to the associated press was the same administration appointee who refused to prosecute holder in court after congress held him in contempt less than a year ago. >> can he be considered to be independent when in fact when this congress held you in contempt he was the individual who refused on your orders to pros...

These documents, victoria nuland who was the spokesman, spokeswoman for the state department, she was very concerned about the reputation understandably so of the state department. >> well, thats one of the issues gloria just touched on was the fact that there was a huge cia presence in benghazi. and when they evacuated 30 individuals out the morning after, more than 20 of them were from the cia and the state department thought that this, especially the cia annex, that it was unfair they were we...

To release it i can release it because its not classified. okay? and these are -- lots of these e-mails have to get declassified. and i think the white house is doing it now because theyre in damage control mode obviously. and they believe that these e-mails make their case that what was going on was not political. it was just about being consistent and figuring out a way to be on the same page and figuring out a way to give people information that they thought to be the most accurate at that pa...

The decision making process, a hundred pages with all sorts of individuals weighing in and offering their suggestions. >> because it goes through the various agencies of the u.s. government whether the state department, the pentagon, the cia, the national security council. theyre all weighing in. what to put in these talking points, what to tell members of congress, members of the house and senate intelligence committee, what to tell the american public. and so theres a treasure trove of informa...

Individuals because they disagree with their ideological beliefs. >> because as you know, one of the responsibilities of the irs is to make sure that when an organization applies for tax-exempt status, charitable status or whatever, that its a legitimate organization. >> sure. >> so there is nothing wrong with examining that organization and making sure theyre doing something for the social welfare, for the social good. whats wrong is if you just go after conservative organizations as opposed to...

What were doing about this, and where we go from here. ive reviewed the treasury department watchdogs report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. its inexcusable, and americans have a right to be angry about it, and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the irs. given the power that it has, and the reach that it has in all of our lives. and as i said earlier, it should not matter what political stripe youre from, the fact...

Fixing it as jessica just pointed out. he met with treasury officials about 4:45 today. so, clearly, something transpired in that meeting. ive been e-mailing trying to find out. and that he has to announce some action and be in charge of this. hes got to get in front of it. hes going to try and move on from it because this is a problem. >> it needs to be the statement of a leader not a lawyer. >> right. >> it cant be if this happened the way that its reported, then therefore it would be outrageo...

That the president is going to address this one shows you which one they actually think could hurt them. they obviously do not think the benghazi scandal -- they wouldnt have released a hundred e-mails if they didnt think they needed to do so, but i dont think theyre worried about that long term. i think they believe people see it as a partisan divide. 40% think the president is telling the truth. 40% say he isnt. 20% say they dont know, which is pretty much means nothing. but the irs scandal is...