It broke the tension for a while, but did nothing to dispel the impression this was a press conference with someone determined nottoanswer the difficult questions.
McPhee, like any good defense attorney, is trying to make a case for her client but the government is making it difficult and did not provide an answerto which texts they found most offensive.
"Bringing in more complication to the tax code, another difficult tax provision for the IRS to administer, and dubious tax policy at best is not the answer, " Zerbe said.