Legally he has the law on his side. However, with our current Administration there is not high regard for the constitution and the rule of law, hence, his protest may be of little avail.  It is hard to have the administration doing inner correction when they do not acknowledge law breaking.  They can rationalize all of this and go on to other topics with the support of the liberal press.  We can hope and pray that the honest and patriotic democrats are willing to stand up to their administration. I was surprised to hear Nancy Pelosi speak out against the IRS and she may stand up for the press, we shall see how she and others position themselves.  Roger Ailes is a media Mogul hero. Yeah for Mr. Ailes who is standing by his people.