I can't identify any precedent where 400,000 tax returns, including the people you just mentioned and all of their employees, were leaked in a violation of one of the most sacred duties of the irs. So let me cut to that then. The leak was by a contractor. Can you tell me what contribution is being sought by treasury or by the IRS for the harm done by the contractor? (00:53–00:56)
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