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Richard Simon and Joseph Tanfani<\/strong> A top IRS official in the division that reviews nonprofit groups will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to answer questions before a House committee investigating the agency\u2019s improper screening of conservative nonprofit groups.<\/p>\n Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division of the IRS, won\u2019t answer questions about what she knew about the improper screening \u2013 or why she didn\u2019t disclose it to Congress, according to a letter from her defense lawyer, William W. Taylor III. Lerner was scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cShe has not committed any crime or made any misrepresentation but under the circumstances she has no choice but to take this course,\u201d said a letter by Taylor to committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Vista). The letter, sent Monday, was obtained Tuesday by the Los Angeles Times. <!– <\/p>\n –><\/p>\n This article was posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3:33 pm<\/p>\n Tags: constitution<\/a>, domestic news<\/a>, government corruption<\/a><\/p>\n
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