Let me expand on points raised in this thread. A great bulk of the internal conduct of the federal govt is governed by admin procedures, norm or laws that have no criminal penalties attached to them. The use of IRS/tax payer info is a major exception to that. The law envisions various ways ...
As a former Attorney-Advisor at the office of Chief Counsel, I can confirm this is in fact the third rail that no one will touch, it's five years in prison, DOJ always goes for the maximum to send a message.
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But that is the old DOJ. The present DOJ won't even prosecute.
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And nothing will happen under a Trump DOJ but I strongly suspect the statute of limitations is more than a couple years.
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What's the civil penalty? $100,000?
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But pardons are forever.
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Back in the day. Pam Bondi’s DOJ is doing things differently. Remains to be seen whether any of the back in the day stuff is still there.
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I'm sorry but I just have to say, LOL. "DOJ always goes"? This DOJ?
