The Patriot Post® · The Government Always Had Lerner's Emails

For weeks, the IRS has been going ‘round and 'round with Congress, Judicial Watch and the courts over the missing emails of former IRS official Lois Lerner. On Friday, a Department of Justice attorney told an attorney for Judicial Watch that the government backs up everything in case something like Y2K rears its ugly head. All the scratched hard drives, affidavits saying the emails were lost forever and the dog and pony show on Capitol Hill was for naught. The government had always had Lerner’s emails. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said, “This is a jaw-dropping revelation. The Obama administration had been lying to the American people about Lois Lerner’s missing emails. There are no 'missing’ Lois Lerner emails – nor missing emails of any of the other top IRS or other government officials whose emails seem to be disappearing at an increasingly alarming rate. All the focus on missing hard drives has been a diversion.” While Judicial Watch pursues Lerner’s emails, it should also request documents relating to the cover-up. More…