out of here. why irs agents, which are basically number crunchers and dealing with the public, dealing with the taxpayers, why they would need to have weapon is the a really outstanding question. you mentioned that there s a law enforcement arm to the irs, and that s true. but another outstanding question here is how widespread this is going in terms of is your local irs agent going to be packing heat when you go in for your audit? we don t know. and i think when you get this news on the heels of the severe abuse of power that we ve been talking about with the irs in addition to the department of homeland security also amassing massive numbers of weapons and ammunition, you have to wonder what are these domestic agencies doing with this, these kinds of weapons and ammo? martha: and you would think local police would provide backup if necessary. we did a little research on this. no irs enforcer has ever been killed in the line of duty, but they have been they ve had to
you know, this is a done deal, nothing going on here, folks, just move it along. but those numbers would belie that reaction. i think the numbers belie that reaction, i also think the facts and the unanswered questions belie that reaction. i heard elijiah cummings over the weekend, and it s a convenient answer, i guess, to say let s move on as some have said with benghazi. but what the poll says is people want answers, real answers and now. martha: what about this whole thing with the guns, monica? i mean, you have got the targeting of conservatives, then you have the $50 million that was spent on conferences and line dancing, as roger ailes pointed out they re not very good at ate either, so he doesn t see why they need to continue to train, looks like a lost cause. and now we re learning they re training some of them, and there is, we should point out, a law enforcement arm or section of the irs so that, you know, they have that. but really? semiautomatic weapons necessary to deal
point that problem is not going to disappear. we need an orderly process by which individuals illegally in the country pay their fine. we need their fingerprints, we need their biomet tribs. they need to get right biometrics. they need get right with the law. that can only happen if congress acts. we can t do that as a law enforcement arm. congress needs to deal with that issue. greta: back to your wish list. if congress doesn t do its job, whether it is create a comprehensive i am tkpwreulgs reform or whatever it wants to do, immigration reform or whatever it wants to do, can you do a successful job when they have this giant hole of incertainty meaning the people already in the country? greta: yes. we are doing everything we can to enforce the law but the law itself requires reform
point that problem is not going to disappear. we need an orderly process by which individuals illegally in the country pay their fine. we need their fingerprints, we need their biomet tribs. they need to get right biometrics. they need get right with the law. that can only happen if congress acts. we can t do that as a law enforcement arm. congress needs to deal with that issue. greta: back to your wish list. if congress doesn t do its job, whether it is create a comprehensive i am tkpwreulgs reform or whatever it wants to do, immigration reform or whatever it wants to do, can you do a successful job when they have this giant hole of incertainty meaning the people already in the country? greta: yes. we are doing everything we can to enforce the law but the law itself requires reform
investigate his own political opponents. a lot of bad things happened on the other side. not on this side, but on the other side. and you know what is interesting? should look into it. because what they did is really fraudulent. and somebody should be looking into that. and by somebody, i m talking about you know who. i m joined now by congressman adam schiff, ranking member of the house intelligence committee. the president says there are fraudulent activities on the other side. he appears to be calling for jeff sessions i think to investigate his political opponents. what do you make of that? well, it s much the same as what we ve seen from the president this the past. that is he thinks the justice department is his justice department to do his will, to investigate his opponents. he doesn t seem to understand that the justice department exists to serve the interests of the public and the interests of justice. it s not simply his personal law enforcement arm. but i m glad th