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the new amount was revealed from a subpoena by james buddy caldwell, from louisiana and he told me he wants to know the truth about acorn's finances. he subpoenaed acorn's financial records dating back to 1998. at a the news conference, ms. lewis blamed former board members for the inflated amount. acorn says dale rathke actually stole $948,607.50, not $5 million. >> this speculation is completely false, and not based on any documentation or any audit or anything other than two disgruntled former board members. >> she branded the attacks on acorn as political and modern day mccarthyism. as for the undercover tapes made by james o'keefe and hannah giles, he said that the filmmakers broke the law in maryland by making those tapes. >> we will hold them accountable the same way that we turned in folks who tried to defraud us. it is illegal! it is a trick when they tell you to record someone in the state of maryland without their permission. >> meanwhile, the ranking member of the house judiciary committee, lamar smith, is calling on attorney general eric holder to appoint a special counse