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There were some sec staff that reached out to the irs, in 2008 regarding a few conservative groups. as you know, the irs has already come under fire for targeting conservative groups, this was made public by folks in the house of representatives. >> what business does the sec have going to the irs for information, and was this private or was it public or private information. >> well, originally the sec, it was an sec investigator reached out to the irs directly to lois learner, the person who ha...

Leno, but letterman, leno and all of that, he likes that, thats part of his constituency. its part of the cultural support that he has. and i think hes very comfortable there, far more comfortable than he would be in the east room standing up and answering questions about whats going on and why did you let putin do this with snowden and stick it in our eye. >> i agree with this, i like the white house press core asking questions. theres news that the federal elections commission may have include...

Culture, im not saying jay leno, but letterman, leno and all of that, he likes that, thats part of his constituency. its part of the cultural support that he has. and i think hes very comfortable there, far more comfortable than he would be in the east room standing up and answering questions about whats going on and why did you let putin do this with snowden and stick it in our eye. >> i agree with this, i like the white house press core asking questions. theres news that the federal elections ...

There were some sec staff that reached out to the irs, in 2008 regarding a few conservative groups. as you know, the irs has already come under fire for targeting conservative groups, this was made public by folks in the house of representatives. >> what business does the sec have going to the irs for information, and was this private or was it public or private information. >> well, originally the sec, it was an sec investigator reached out to the irs directly to lois learner, the person who ha...

History before this? >> what the fec is supposed to do, act like a grand jury. people bring a complaint. in this case, democrats in minnesota brought a case against a conservative group they said were violating election laws. whats supposed to happen is the sides present their case, you did, no, we didnt, and then the commission decides whether or not to proceed, basically to let loose the hound and have the investigators turn loose and go after these people, because otherwise, actually, they ca...

Is very sim at the time thick with that objective. bill: well see on that. on the irs thing specifically and based on wallaces conversation, the problem a lot of people have looking at this from the outside, if you have got nothing to hide, why are you pleading the fifth? >> exactly right. bill: lois learner was at the hearing and she pled the fifth. >> that is exactly right. there is a basic common sense problem with the case that the white house and liberals in congress are making right now. i...

A bit of consistency issue. i can tell you its not funny to me. my name on the questionnaire is a serious issue and has serious ri risks for me and my family. >> when you talk about your name on a questionnaire, as i understand it, its a questionnaire given to one particular tea party group, not one that you were a member to. they basically said, what do you know about justin? what can you tell me about him? do you know him and what is going on with him? is that sort of the way it happened? >> e...

A bit of consistency issue. i can tell you its not funny to me. my name on the questionnaire is a serious issue and has serious ri risks for me and my family. >> when you talk about your name on a questionnaire, as i understand it, its a questionnaire given to one particular tea party group, not one that you were a member to. they basically said, what do you know about justin? what can you tell me about him? do you know him and what is going on with him? is that sort of the way it happened? >> e...

The country. it was a large group meeting. it wasnt as if this chief counsel of the irs was sitting there one-on-one with the president as far as we know. that is the ray it has been presented. but, that being said, this gentlemans name has come up because he was the person that carter hull said he was requesting more information on some of these tea party groups and how to go through it. we all remember carter hull the other day in his testimony, dont look at me, he pointed the finger at lois l...

Albuquerque tea party was one of those two he talked about yesterday, one of the two that his name was on going back. that was an applicant who applied in december of 2009, still waiting over 1300 days now to hear back from the irs. whether or not they get their status. bill: what is wilkins history? why is he considered so suspicious by you and some others? >> carter hull, bill, implicated him directly and the reason why carter hull, william wilkins is very important and different even from loi...