WASHINGTON, D.C. — IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel must address new allegations of retaliation against an IRS whistleblower and abide by his commitment made in sworn testimony before the Ways and Means Committee to protect the rights of whistleblowers, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) directed in a letter [HYPERLINK] to Werfel today.
On Monday, Chairman Smith received a letter from counsel representing an IRS employee – who had previously reached out to the Committee regarding allegations of misconduct in the handling of a high-profile case – asserting that the employee was subject to retaliation by the agency after contacting the Committee, and that the whistleblower and a team of IRS investigators were removed from performing certain duties. In his letter to Werfel, Chairman Smith makes clear the seriousness with which the Committee takes such allegations and demands that the IRS provide a briefing and explanation to the Committee immediately – particularly given the Commissioner’s previous promise that there would be no such retaliation:
“I write to request an urgent briefing and explanation from your office regarding extremely troubling allegations that run directly counter to your sworn testimony in front of the Committee on Ways and Means. An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee alleges that he or she has been retaliated against for seeking to share information with Congress as a protected whistleblower, despite your testimony before the...
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