A House committee today moved forward with a contempt of Congress charge against former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted, 21-12, along party lines, to send the contempt charge next to the full House for a vote. If the full House approves the contempt resolution, the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington must decide whether to bring criminal charges—which hasn’t happened since 1983.
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