4 Of The Most Outrageous Moments From Today's IRS Hearings

If you plead innocence, you shouldn't need to plead the Fifth. Here are just 4 of the most ridiculous moments that happened during today's IRS hearing.

1. Former Treasury Official Neil Wolin Tries To Avoid Cameras While Taking The Oath

Via foxbusiness.com

Although he testified under oath that he didn't view any of the IRS shenanigans through a political lens while serving as the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury department, Neil Wolin did his best Potomac Two-Step to avoid the cameras while taking an oath to tell the truth. Unfortunately for Wolin, more than one camera covered the event.

2. IRS Offical Lois Lerner Pleads Innocence...Then Pleads The Fifth

Via youtube.com

After taking the oath at today's hearing, embattled IRS official Lois Lerner, who headed the agency's tax exempt office while conservative groups were being improperly targeted, read a prepared statement.

"I have not done anything wrong," she testified. "I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations. And I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee."

And right after that, she asserted her Fifth Amendment right to not offer any answers or statements that might suggest she was guilty of the very wrongdoing she just denied.

3. Former IRS Director Thinks He Did A Pretty Awesome Job Running The IRS

Via freebeacon.com

After telling one lawmaker that yes, he did think of himself as a good leader, Shulman tackled the question of whether he should have done anything differently over the 27-month period in which conservative non-profits were systematically targeted by the IRS. Shulman's response?

"I feel very comfortable with my actions."

4. Former IRS Director Issues Apology...To IRS Employees (But Not Those Targeted By The IRS)

Via Twitter: @jpodhoretz

Under intense questioning about what he did to stop the improper targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, former director Douglas Shulman finally apologized. To the victims? No. To taxpayers? No. He profusely apologized...to employees of the IRS for the bad press they've been receiving.