IRS Whistleblower: I Believe that I Am Risking My Career and My Reputation

ZEIGLER Smith Chairman Jordan ░░░░░░░░ Member Raskin and members ░░░░░░░░ the committee today I ░░░░░░░░ here before you not ░░░░░░░░ a hero or or ░░░░░░░░ victim but as a ░░░░░░░░ compelled to disclose the ░░░░░░░░ That said in coming ░░░░░░░░ I believe I m ░░░░░░░░ my career my reputation ░░░░░░░░ my casework outside of ░░░░░░░░ investigation we are here ░░░░░░░░ discuss I ultimately made ░░░░░░░░ decision to come forward ░░░░░░░░ what I believe were ░░░░░░░░ attempts at blowing the ░░░░░░░░ in the Internal Revenue ░░░░░░░░ at the Internal Revenue ░░░░░░░░ No one should be ░░░░░░░░ the law regardless of ░░░░░░░░ political affiliation I humbly ░░░░░░░░ my role here today ░░░░░░░░ providing the facts as ░░░░░░░░ best understood them and ░░░░░░░░ let Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ and the public consider ░░░░░░░░ facts and determine the ░░░░░░░░ path forward I recognize ░░░░░░░░ I was present at ░░░░░░░░ start of this investigation ░░░░░░░░ was closely involved with ░░░░░░░░ investigation for roughly five ░░░░░░░░ I m just a ░░░░░░░░ of the story Others ░░░░░░░░ my colleague and Supervisor ░░░░░░░░ Shapley who is here ░░░░░░░░ me today have their ░░░░░░░░ views and understandings of ░░░░░░░░ took place during this ░░░░░░░░ I ve been an ░░░░░░░░ with the IRS since ░░░░░░░░