Yep, and she as division head was responsible for just that-
Can Records Be Removed from the Agency? Federal law (44 U.S.C. § 3105) requires agencies to establish safeguards against the removal or loss of Federal records. These safeguards include notifying agency officials that: Criminal penalties are provided for the willful and unlawful destruction, removal, or private use of Federal records. Concealment, Removal, or Mutilation of Records (18 U.S.C. § 2071) Whoever willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys, or attempts to do so, or, with intent to do so takes and carries away any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document, or other thing, filed or deposited with any clerk or officer of any court of the United States, or in any public office, or with any judicial or public officer of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Whoever, having the custody of any such record, proceeding, map, book, document, paper, or other thing, willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys the same, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States. As used in this subsection, the term "office" does not include the office held by any person as a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the United States. Heads of Federal agencies are required to notify the Archivist of the United States of any actual or threatened unlawful removal or destruction of records in their custody.
Unlawful or Accidental Removal, Defacing, Alteration, or Destruction of Records (36 CFR 1230.14) (a) The head of a Federal agency shall report any unlawful or accidental destruction, defacing, alteration, or removal of records in the custody of that agency to NARA (NWML), 8601 Adelphi Rd., College Park, MD 20740-6001. The report shall include: (1) A complete description of the records with volume and dates if known; (2) The office of origin; (3) A statement of the exact circumstances surrounding the alienation, defacing, or destruction of the records; (4) A statement of the safeguards established to prevent further loss of documentation; and (5) When appropriate, details of the actions taken to salvage, retrieve, or reconstruct the records. Agencies are also required to ensure that departing officials do not remove records from Agency custody.
Agency Recordkeeping Requirements (36 CFR 1222.24) Agencies shall develop procedures to ensure that departing officials do no remove Federal records fro agency custody.
And to answer one of your questions...
The head of the national Archives and Records Administration, at one of the hearings, informed the committee that anytime records are lost...INCLUDING EMAILS.....his administration is to be informed so a process can be undertaken to find/preserve them.
When asked if the IRS did this with Lerners emails....he said "No."
That, too, adds to the suspicion.
Were crimes committed?
We don't know. We cant get access to the information to prove guilt OR innocence.
Is there suspicion that such evidence was intentionally destroyed?
Yes. Every single protocol/law that was to be followed to ensure they are NOT lost was not followed.
You don't find that suspicious?
Why doesn't the President? The AG? The Ranking Member Cummings? You?
Actually , according to NARA they did break the law.
Ironically....The IRS admitted to breaking 2 laws as they try to defend the fact that no laws were broken.
Law 1.....all emails are to be printed and saved on paper
Law 2.....The NARA is to be informed immediately if any data is lost or stolen
LMAO...
Their defense is admitting that they broke two laws.
and the irony?
Those laws are in place to ensure no cover up can take place.