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E employees for tax exempt status. According to a 2013 letter to this committee this would be back when he were still there, the Internal Revenue service went to extraordinary length to cooperate with congress. The letter explains that the irs quote, protects the taxpayers specific information in them as required by law. Is that correct and if so, did you have a role in setting up that process . I had a role in advising and helping the people who were engaged in that process. Thank you. Mr. Chai...

Protection of the fraud and abuse within the irs. Pretty big distinction. So let go down with some of those poiwers because the fbi i involved in criminal investigations and the Inspector General is involved in internal investigations. The Inspector General does not have the act to compel people to testify outside the irs is that correct. I believe thats correct. The fbi does, correct . Yes. Yes. So when the Inspector General undertakes an investigation of the irs, they are only going to be able...

Just how far the left in this country the political left in this country have strayed from the more radical roots is a kun undrum that prompted Bhaskar Sunkara to find a magazine called jacobin. It attracts over 300,000 unique visits each month in addition to the print version and caught the attention of people across media landscape. Bhaskar, thank you for being on this program. Thank you. You are a colleague of adolph reed who wrote a piece that i read and a lot of other people read that was t...

Just how far the left in this country the political left in this country have strayed from the more radical roots is a kun undrum that prompted Bhaskar Sunkara to find a magazine called jacobin. It attracts over 300,000 unique visits each month in addition to the print version and caught the attention of people across media landscape. Bhaskar, thank you for being on this program. Thank you. You are a colleague of adolph reed who wrote a piece that i read and a lot of other people read that was t...

A 7yearold girl shot in the head while standing on the sidewalk at grandmothers house during a fourth of july party. Her community understandably outraged. It hurts that somebody could rob somebodys life like that and dont care. All i can do is just pray to god. Now to new york city where at least 42 people were shot. Nine killed. Atlanta, lets go there. 8yearold shot and killed after cops say girls mother tried to drive through illegally placed barricades near where protesters burned down a wen...

Threeday average is the highest its been since early last month. And last night dr. Anthony fauci issued a warning to states about taking the proper response to this new surge. The resurgence, which then came back up to 30, 40, 50, and 60, so because of that, what i think we need to do and my colleagues agree is that we really got to almost regroup, call a timeout, not necessarily lockdown again, but say weve got to do this in a more measured way. Joining me now is my coanchor for the next two h...

Of Coronavirus Relief. Kristin fisher is reporting live from the white house, she has an update for us. Kristin . During that extensive interview with Axios Jonathan swan, President Trump acknowledge that about 1,000 americans are dying every day due to covid19 and listen to how he responded when he was pressed about that number. They are dying, thats true and it is what it is. But that doesnt mean we arent doing everything we can. Its under control as much as you can control it. During that bri...

Punished for the crimes of their leaders. Just this week so far, 106 people. There was one driveby shooting. On the citys southside and two died. Its not just happening in poor neighborhoods in chicago. Heres Surveillance Video of a gunman opening fire downtown. Two people hit by bullets and one was killed. Among many others murdered in chicago, including many children, this mans first grader for example was shot in the head. To see my daughter on the table with a gunshot wound to the forehead 7...

Mitch mcconnell says more relief is two, three weeks ago, hopefully. The House Speaker nancy pelosi says shes been anxious to negotiate for more than two months, and congress cant go home until a stimulus deal is reached. Lets begin this hour in california, which currently leads the nation for the most confirm coronavirus cases. More than 448,000 and counting the surging case numbers having a huge impact on some businesses like restaurants, especially in the los angeles area, where Paul Vercamme...

No. Tell us whats going on. I yell out whats going on . He didnt respond. My niece starts screaming. I said i need you to calm down. Shes like i cant, its another officer that got a gun drawn on me. I said okay, just forget it. Get out the car. Listen to what they say. They go to my little sister, she gets out. My niece before she gets out, im telling my niece get your phone. Start recording. She was like okay. She pulled her hands back in from the window. And he starts screaming and yelling get...