WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO- 08), joined by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-4), sent letters to the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding information related to their Committees’ investigations into alleged whistleblower retaliation.
On May 15, 2023, the legal counsel for an IRS whistleblower sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee and House Judiciary Committee alleging that their client had been retaliated against for coming forward with information pertaining to the mishandling of a case concerning a high-profile individual. Chairman Smith notified IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel of his investigation into the retaliation and was informed the case had been referred to TIGTA and the DOJ OIG.
In their letters today to TIGTA and the DOJ OIG, Chairmen Smith and Jordan note that the alleged retaliation appears to have occurred after IRS Commissioner Werfel publicly committed that no retaliation will take place against whistleblowers:
“The Committees take seriously any allegations of misconduct by government officials or offices. Given the importance of this issue, Chairman Smith specifically asked IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel at the Committee on Ways and Means’ April 27, 2023, hearing entitled, Accountability and Transparency at the Internal Revenue Service with...
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