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Speech explaining why the administration thought it was legal to kill people without a trial. he said, effectively, because it is war. then march 2012, the attorney general, eric holder, he gives another speech explaining, yes, that applies to even american citizens. april 2012, the top lawyer at the cia gives a speech saying that even if the cia does it and no one in the u.s. government will, therefore, admit to it, they still think it's legal. later that same month the president's counterterrorism adviser, now the head of the cia, gives a speech for the first time admits when we are killing ...

Two developments today. we learn that had jay carney said nobody knew earlier. the president's lawyer and chief of staff knew earlier, can you put that together for us please? >> one thing lois learner is taking the fifth, as you mentioned which suggests an admission of guilt right there. but senator portman pointed out we've got more nonanswers than answers today. two people that should know about this steve miller and paul schuman testified in front of houses committee in march, 2012, that there wasn't any targeting and found out subsequently there was. then, for months, said nothing about i...

>> you lied by omission. you knew what was going on. >> reporter: early on the chairman said he knew what was going on. >> it's not only inappropriate, it's intolerable to target groups based on their political views. we need to understand how and why this targeting occurred. we need to know who was involved and who was responsible. >> reporter: shulman was asked about targeting at a hearing in march 2012. >> there's absolutely no targeting. this is the kind of back and forth that happens when people apply for 501c4 status. >> reporter: when asked today, shulman said back then he only had a pa...

One department waited to hear back from another. questions were asked that were not necessary. again, no oversight, no accountability. all of us are angry at this on behalf of the nation. and we are determined to get answers to our questions about how this happened to ensure that it does not happen again. finally, throughout this time, the irs leadership has demonstrated a total disregard for the oversight role of the congress and this committee. former irs commissioner shulman testified in front of us in march 2012. and said that in quotes, no target targeting, end of quotes, was going on. tw...

Allowed to change providers. miller indicated he did not see anything criminal in the irs targeting individual groups and taxpayers. >> do you believe it is illegal for employees of the irs to create lists to target individual groups and citizens in this country? >> i think the treasury inspector general indicated it might not be but others will be able to tell that. >> what do you believe? >> i don't believe it is. >> the ig's audit says miller knew conservative groups were being targeted in march, 2012, but a month later he wrote a letter to republicans saying nothing like that was going on....