GOP Congressman Wants To Arrest Former IRS Official Lois Lerner, Put Her In D.C. Jail

huffingtonpost.com WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) filed a resolution on Thursday directing the House sergeant at arms to find former IRS official Lois Lerner and arrest her on charges of contempt of Congress. "Asking the Justice Department to prosecute Lois Lerner for admittedly illegal activity is a joke," Stockman said in a statement. "How much longer will the House allow itself to be mocked? It is up to this House to uphold the rule of law and hold accountable those who illegally targeted American citizens for simply having different ideas than the President." House Republicans have waged war on Lerner over her role in the IRS's 2012 targeting of tea party groups trying to secure tax-exempt status. The agency lost two years' worth of Lerner's emails, which has only fueled GOP allegations of partisan wrongdoing, even though progressive groups were also singled out by the IRS. Earlier this year, Republicans voted unanimously to hold Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a hearing on the matter. Stockman, a tea party favorite, said the sergeant at arms has the authority to arrest Lerner and put her in a D.C. jail, given that House Republicans voted to hold her in contempt of Congress, a criminal offense. He said he could direct her to be arrested and held in the jail in the basement of the Capitol, but a prison in the city would be better. "Ms. Lerner will be held in the D.C. jail,” he said. It's unclear whether House Republican leaders will actually give Stockman's resolution a floor vote. to read more: huffingtonpost.com