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IRS chief stiffs House panel on impeachment inquiry

IRS chief stiffs House panel on impeachment inquiry

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service said Monday that Republican allegations that he misled congressional investigators probing his agency "are without merit," and said he wouldn't appear at a congressional hearing this week set to examine whether he deserves to be impeached. John Koskinen, the head of the nation's tax-collection agency, said he hasn't had time to prepare for Tuesday's hearing because of travel and work required for an unrelated hearing, in a lette

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service said Monday that Republican allegations that he misled congressional investigators probing his agency "are without merit," and said he wouldn't appear at a congressional hearing this week set to examine whether he deserves to be impeached. John Koskinen, the head of the nation's tax-collection agency, said he hasn't had time to prepare for Tuesday's hearing because of travel and work required for an unrelated hearing, in a lette…