program is part of the problem is our incredibly complex tax code and who asks to have the tax exempt status and who doesn't. elizabeth mcdonnell has been looking into this. what about the argument that the irs needed to have more scrutiny about groups because there was so many a phaoeug to not pay taxes. >> if there's hearings you can bet that the irs officials will number one say we can't discuss this due to the nixon era confidentiality laws unless they can get a waiver from the nonprofit groups skwraout niced. he will site the skew bream court citizens united case and including social welfare groups. that happened in and around the same time. the supreme court decision occurred at the same time the cincinnati office was launched in 2010 a computer spread sheet that said, quote, be on the look out for tea party groups. jenna: was there an indication that they were worried specifically that the tea party groups themselves would be