they handled the problem. misleading congress is never a good move. >> there's absolutely no targeting. >> reporter: when irs chief douglas said that in 2012 he knew irs targeting happened. >> come on mr. shulman help us help the taxpayers. i say two words, just two, two, two, truth and trust. >> reporter: irs tax exempt division lowest learner neglected to say she knew about irs targeting back in 2011 and knew it was a problem. in these e-mails from march of 2012 obtained by cnn learner was scrambling for information saying quote we're going to get creamed. yet, she's still invoking the fifth amendment right to explain why she kept it from congress. >> i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. >> the witness and counsel are dismissed. >> reporter: that was three plus