>> kate duval was in charge of the e-mail production to the congress. >> okay. did you interview ms. duval? >> we did. >> and was she aware that there was a problem with the collections of the e-mails? >> yes, she was. >> and what was her response? >> well, they realized, because she was running the effort at that time to gather the e-mails and produce them, when they realized there was a hole in the production, she's the one that informed the treasury that they were having difficulty with the e-mails. she is also the one that informed the commissioner that they were having trouble gathering the e-mails. >> was she held accountable for the fact that they are missing, that these have been destroyed? >> ms. duval, i understand, is no longer at the internal revenue service. at the conclusion of the invest gaugs, the irs will get the report and i believe they'll take appropriate action based on what we found in the report concerning individuals. >> do you feel that, in your investigation to this point, knowing the irs has admittedly targeted conservative groups, they

. >> what was kate duvall's role? >> she was in charge of the e-mail production to the congress. >> okay. did you interview ms. duvall? >> we did. >> was she aware there was a problem with the collections of the e-mails? >> yes, she was. >> and what was her response? >> well they realized because he was running the effort at that time to gather the e-mails and produce them, when they realized there was a hole in the production, she's the one that informed the treasury that they were having difficulty with the e-mails. she is also the one that informed the commissioner that they were having trouble gathering the e-mails. >> was she held accountable for the fact that these have been destroyed? >> ms. duvall, i understand, is no longer at the internal revenue service. i believe they'll take appropriate action based on what we found in the report concerning individuals. >> do you feel that in your investigation to this point, knowing the irs has admittingly targeted conservative groups they admitted wrong doing. lois lern

did you interview kate duvall? >> yes, sir, we did. >> okay. when was she informed that the tapes had potential e-mails of interest from lois lerner? >> i believe she had departed the irs before we obtained the e-mails off the tape. >> did she take any action to stop the destruction of tapes? >> not to our knowledge, she did not. >> she knew the e-mails of interest were there? >> she could have known, and she certainly should have looked. >> you said could have, she did know. was she reprimanded? >> i'm not aware sir. >> do you know if, you said a moment ago that she's no longer with the irs. do you have any idea if she stepped down from her position willfully, or if she was pressured or if she was potentially running from criminal charges herself? >> i don't have that information, other than she left the internal refvenue service. >> on her own? >> on her own. >> thank you. recognize the gentleman from north carolina, mr. walker, for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. appreciate your patience. this is a huge issue, not just because it's