IRS SCANDAL UPDATE: The Hill: GOP lawmaker calls for criminal penalties against IRS’s Lerner. “Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) on Thursday called for criminal penalties against Lois Lerner, the former director of exempt organizations at the IRS, for lying to Congress about her involvement in the IRS targeting scandal.”

Related: Emails show IRS’ Lois Lerner specifically targeted tea party. “That email suggests that agency employees knew they had gone overboard in their scrutiny — despite top IRS officials telling Congress that there was no special scrutiny of conservative groups.”