Lawrence O’Donnell Wants to Know if This Congressman Is Sleeping in His Office as a ‘Tax Criminal’

Posted on by Caleb Newquist

You can just see the perverse enjoyment on Larry’s face as he badgers Utah’s Jason Chaffetz.

I especially enjoyed:

• “Have you sought an advisory opinion from the IRS yada yada yada”
• “Will you seek to do it? TOMORROW!”
• “DOES YOUR WIFE HAVE ANY INCOME?”
• “As far you know, the rest of them are criminals too.”

[via TaxProf]

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