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Americans for their political beliefs in march of 2010. that was after observing a surge in applications for status as a 01 c 4. that was your rationale. to support this claim, you both cited increase from about 1500 applications in to 10 to nearly 3500 in 2012. data contained in the ig audit says the targeting began in march 2010 before this uptick. in fact, the audit also says on page 3, that the number of 501 c 4 applications for all of 2010 was actually less than in 2009. mr. miller, you said here today you accept the ig report's finding of fact. >> um. >>um how do you accept the fact what...

Report it answers your question. >> there are no names in the inspector general's report. so i'm asking you, not only as the acting commissioner but as the deputy commissioner over this organization who is responsible for targeting these individuals? >> i don't have names for you, mr. brady. i'm willing to try to find that out. >> megyn: that was republican congressman kevin brady of texas grilling the outgoing irs commissioner stephan miller at today's hearing about the irs's targeting of conservative groups. still no answers to exactly who ordered the action. i mean, he actually said, i don'...

Uptick. >> you have already indicated that you agreed with the findings of fact in the ig report. it says there was no uptick. >> i don't. >> how do you reconcile this. >> i have got to look at the numbers sir, i can't speak to that. >> you don't agree with the ig report. >> i would have to look at the ig report on that. >> mr. miller, in june of 2011, ms. learner learned about the practice it of targeting conservative groups for compelled disclosure of donor lists and other information. she learned that was going on for more than a year. where upon she claims she attempted to put a stop to it...

That in and of itself is criminal activity. >> megyn: he denied that. >> yeah, i know. but, no, he didn't say that it was not leaked. >> he said. >> he would be outraged. >> megyn: he would be shocked. >> i'm a little shocked that they targeted conservative groups although after doing these cases for 24 months nothing shocks me anymore. the inspector general is the word that used the word targeting by the way. i think the the reality, megyn, this is nothing but politics, but i believe that the attorney general saying that he going to look at the criminal aspect of it is fine. but now you have ...

Groups, one of concerns is the radical islamist within that community and the concern is that some of those aways could make their way to al qaeda affiliated groups. so no-fly zones are being discussed. further arming of rebels and direct arming of rebels and trying to deplete syria's means in taking on some of its own people. >> live at the white house, peter alexander, thank you so much for that. joining us now, post post reporter and chief correspondent. thank you both for being with us on a sunday. steve, as peter alexander was mentioning that red line, there are two attacks within the l...