Obama aide makes absurd statements in attempted defense of IRS, Benghazi and AP scandals

Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer made the talk show rounds today saying that the “law is irrelevant” when discussing the IRS scandal and that Obama’s location in the wake of the Benghazi attack is an “irrelevant fact.”

While some of Pfeiffer’s statements were downright absurd, one must commend him for making an effort in such a scandal-filled week.

“I can’t speak to the law here. The law is irrelevant,” Pfeiffer said. Pfeiffer did admit, however, that “the activity was outrageous and inexcusable,” speaking of the IRS targeting specific groups.

See Pfeiffer make these comments on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” below:

On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Pfeiffer downplayed the IRS scandal and defended the way the Obama administration has handled it.

“What would be an actual real scandal in Washington would be if the president had been involved or had interfered in an IRS investigation,” Pfeiffer said, according to Politico.

“You do nothing to interfere with an independent investigation and you do nothing to offer the appearance of interfering with investigations,” Pfeiffer said, adding that administration officials responded after they had the facts.

He said that the White House is focused and will not allow Republicans to “drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped up hearings and false allegations.”

Pfeiffer also appeared on Fox News Sunday defending Obama’s handling of the Benghazi attack of September 11, 2012.

The host, Chris Wallace, reminded Pfeiffer that Obama didn’t actually talk with then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey that night.

“He was talking to his national security staff,” Pfeiffer maintained.

When Pfeiffer was asked if Obama entered the Situation Room that night, Pfeiffer said, “I don’t remember what room the president was in on that night, and that’s a largely irrelevant fact.”

Pfeiffer later said that the host’s questions about Obama’s handling of Benghazi were “offensive.”

See Pfeiffer’s appearance below:

Pfeiffer also appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to defend the scandal surrounding the Justice Department spying on the Associated Press.

Pfeiffer said that the Obama administration has to balance “dangerous” national security leaks that “put the lives of our intelligence officers, our military at risk” with “freedom of the press.”

Of course, as Congressional critics have pointed out, the AP scandal has significant implications for press freedom, none of which are positive.

See a portion of Pfeiffer’s appearance on “Meet the Press” below:

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