House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa is recalling former IRS official Lois Lerner to testify about IRS targeting of conservative groups. When last we left our intrepid Tea Party targeter in May of 2013, she was taking the fifth before Iss'a committee - after declaring her absolute innocence in an opening statement. The Oversight Committee has ruled that because she made the statement, she waived any right she had to protection from self-incrimination. The Hill: n his letter to William Taylor, Lerner's attorney, Issa said that her testimony "remains critical to this committee's investigation." "Because the committee explicitly rejected her Fifth Amendment privilege claim, I expect her to provide answers when the hearing reconvenes on March 5," Issa wrote. Taylor told The Hill he would probably respond to Issa on Wednesday.  Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the top Democrat at House Oversight, said that "only one thing has...(Read Full Post)