we're talking about a guy named greg roseman.alf a billion dollars worth of small business. of course, it points out to just how massive the tax code and all of the enforcement rules are and how it is ripe for this kind of abuse and fraud that is now being highlighted. anything that gives momentum to the effort to make our tax code fairer flatter and our government smaller, i'm all for. three cheers for that. >> steve: the thing about this particular guy who got the half a billion dollars, it sounds like he was -- he had applied for a special government program that was available to veterans who had a disability. as it turns out, this guy had no connection aside from his friend, at the irs. no connection to the military other than the fact that he played at the u.s. military academy in prep school and twisted his ankle 27 years ago and he's absolutely fine and yet he said i should get the money because of my -- what i've given to my country. >> yes, that's right. a real hero there. and it's exactly those kind of yarns that are be

inappropriate influence from greg roseman with the process but nevertheless the evidence obtained by the committee indicates at least an appearance of impropriety because he did not disclose his relationship or recused himself from the contracting process regarding the personal relationship, he stated during the interview with committee staff'' we are friends'' and in addition on may 15, and 2013 that administration reported mr. castillo and greg roseman exchanged text messages on their personal self laws that had inappropriate language and lacked professional to planet. 300 of these text messages included for work and personal communications and also included obviously inappropriate communications with a juvenile and in an offensive homosexual slur to mock references to another irs employee. he has been reassigned pending the review and is no longer overseeing procurement and earlier this week his committee wrote to the committee indicating he is invoking the fifth amendment right not to testify today. i am not here to defend his action is but this is his right under the constitutio

. >> reporter: his close friend greg roseman, they found kinship in homophobic texting detailed in the report.is still employede irs. >> can you issue a statement by 5:00 today as to how someone that used this language in official capacity as a government employee is still employed and enjoying a paycheck? >> we are having discussions with our general counsel. >> reporter: friday, the committee will vote whether it believes lois lerner waived her fifth amendment rights by claiming the fifth, and moments later proclaiming her innocence. she remains under subpoena. >> we will follow it. thank you. >>> the u.s. economy grew as a slower rate than first thought in the first three months of the year. gdp was up in an annual 1.8% clip. it was first announced to be 2.4%. experts say consumers spent less than estimated. that didn't stop wall street today from a second straight day, positive day. the dow surged 150 points today, the s and p gained 15, nasdaq up 28. >>> the man in charge of u.s. forces in africa the night of the terror attacks in benghazi, libya told his side of the story today.

. >> sheparding castillo contract through the close process was greg roseman. vidence of their closeness, the committee published homophobe bic texting between the two men. roseman is still employed by the irs. >> you can issue a statement by 5:00 today as to how someone who used this lang in their official capacity as a government employee is still employed and drawing a paycheck? >> we are having discussions with our general counsel. >> on friday, the committee will vote whether it believes lois lerner waived her fifth amendment rights by first claiming the fifth and then moments later stating her innocence. she remains under subpoena. shep? >> shepard: doug, thanks. the four star general formerly in charge of military operations in africa, testified on capitol hill today about the u.s. response to last year's terror attack in benghazi, libya. it's the second time the now retired general, carter ham has briefed lawmakers about that deadly assault. today's hearing was closed to the public but the georgia republican congressman austin scott tells fox news lawmak