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

IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler ░░░░░░░░ at hearing ZEIGLER oday ░░░░░░░░ sit here before you ░░░░░░░░ as a hero or ░░░░░░░░ a victim but as ░░░░░░░░ whistleblower compelled to disclose ░░░░░░░░ truth That said in ░░░░░░░░ forward I believe I ░░░░░░░░ risking my career my ░░░░░░░░ and my casework outside ░░░░░░░░ the investigation we are ░░░░░░░░ to discuss I ultimately ░░░░░░░░ the decision to come ░░░░░░░░ after what I believe ░░░░░░░░ multiple attempts at blowing ░░░░░░░░ whistle in the Internal ░░░░░░░░ Service at the Internal ░░░░░░░░ Service No one should ░░░░░░░░ above the law regardless ░░░░░░░░ your political affiliation I ░░░░░░░░ view my role here ░░░░░░░░ as providing the facts ░░░░░░░░ I best understood them ░░░░░░░░ to let Congress and ░░░░░░░░ administration and the public ░░░░░░░░ those facts and determine ░░░░░░░░ best path forward I ░░░░░░░░ why I was present ░░░░░░░░ the start of this ░░░░░░░░ and was closely involved ░░░░░░░░ the investigation for roughly ░░░░░░░░ years I m just ░░░░░░░░ part of the story ░░░░░░░░ including my colleague and ░░░░░░░░ Gary Shapley who is ░░░░░░░░ with me today have ░░░░░░░░ own views and understandings ░░░░░░░░ what took place during ░░░░░░░░ investigation I ve been ░░░░░░░░ agent with the IRS ░░░░░░░░ 2010.”