GOP members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have been calling for John Koskinen's resignation or impeachment since July. | Getty House Republicans formally move to impeach IRS commissioner

House Republicans introduced a resolution today to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.

GOP members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee have been calling for Koskinen's resignation or impeachment since July. But they took it a step further, four days after the Justice Department announced it was closing its investigation of the IRS's handling of nonprofit political groups without bringing criminal charges.


"Commissioner Koskinen violated the public trust," Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz said in a news release outlining the Republicans' complaints. "He failed to comply with a congressionally issued subpoena, documents were destroyed on his watch, and the public was consistently misled.

"Impeachment is the appropriate tool to restore public confidence in the IRS and to protect the institutional interests of Congress. This action will demonstrate to the American people that the IRS is under repair, and signal that Executive Branch officials who violate the public trust will be held accountable."