levels above him haven t spoken to me since june 1st of 2023. even though i m sending them emails and trying to conduct my business on a daily basis. they literally have not spoken to me. you know,. would that be normal. no. absolutely not. i mean, we re running under cover operations. we are doing interviews across the world, and it really becomes when senior leadership really cuts off communication like that, it increases the chance of some officer safety type issue. brian: so what is happening with gary? he says i don t have a book deal. my salary is my government salary. what s going to happen with him? well, we are going to ensure that he stays at the irs. the office of special counsel, which helps to protect whistleblowers. i used to be the number two official at that agency. they are closely investigating. we have confidence that they will help to protect him and, you know, that s why we have whistleblower protection laws in place. brian: let s hope because