Democrat Elijah Cummings Finds Himself Embroiled In Scandal

Conservative activist claims Rep. Cummings tried to 'intimidate' her, files complaint

February 6, 2014
A conservative activist targeted by the IRS and other agencies claimed Thursday that Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings also tried to intimidate her, filing a formal complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics alleging an "abuse of power."

Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote and the King Street Patriots, aired the allegations during a hearing hosted by the committee on which Cummings sits. An attorney working with her also questioned whether Cummings might have encouraged the IRS and other agencies to target her groups.

Cummings, though, adamantly denied wrongdoing and said he can "assure" Engelbrecht that he did not direct anyone at the IRS to scrutinize her.

At issue are letters Cummings sent out voicing concerns about True the Vote, which advocates for strict voter ID requirements and other measures which Democratic lawmakers, including Cummings, oppose.

"Congressman Cummings on three separate occasions sent letters on letterhead from this committee, stating that he had concerns and felt it necessary to open an investigation on True the Vote," Engelbrecht said during the hearing, where she and other witnesses were otherwise testifying on IRS targeting.

She also said that after she applied for tax-exempt status, "an assortment of federal entities including law enforcement agencies, and Congressman Cummings came knocking at my door."

Her complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics claimed Cummings "misrepresented his authority as a Member of Congress to intimidate me and others associated with me, and which may be responsible for a series of incursions into my personal, organizational and business affairs by various federal agencies, agents and bureaucracies over the past four years."

It continued: "We believe that Rep Cummings' actions have violated the House rules, represent an abuse of power on his part and are unethical and arrogant."

Though Engelbrecht and attorney Cleta Mitchell claimed this was improper, Cummings said suggestions of abuse are "absolutely incorrect and not true."

He acknowledged letters were sent out from the ranking member -- which is his title on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

But he claimed he was merely looking into whether voting rights were being infringed.

"I did nothing different than what [Committee Chairman Darrell Issa] has done with looking into situations," Cummings said. "And I don't want it put out there that I was trying to act on behalf of the committee or anything unusual. We were basically looking into voting situations and whether voters were in any way, in any way being impeded from voting."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...s-rep-cummings-tried-to-intimidate-her-files/

 

I'm sure he did it.

That said, I'd still prefer to see Cummings held accountable, but have some doubts as to whether or not the judicial system is capable of it.

And yes, i am indeed declaring the idiotic-one "guilty". It is my opinion, but I have no doubts that he is indeed guilty. If anyone has a problem with me stating my opinion this way...too bad for you, it's done , and you can't do much about it beside cry like babies that it's "unfair!"

Still, if you want to cry about it, I know this unemployed garbage man who...oh, never mind...

 

The situation is Grimm, some one should be broken in half and thrown off a balcony

 

Fox news

Someone made an allegation.

Proof?

 

Now you're catching on.

 

You'd be surprised.

 

Surprised that you're catching on?

 

Or, investigated by the authorities for making the threat.

 

It would seem, in this strange new world created by BO, the dims are innocent regardless the evidence and the opposite is true if a Republican is involved.