_:vb7272149 "Senator [Chuck] Grassley. [\u2026] In that case [LaChance v. White, 174 F. 3d 1378 (1999)] the Federal Circuit held that a whistleblower had to present irrefragable proof that wrongdoing actually occurred in order to prove a claim. Have you ever heard of the irrefragable proof standard, and what's your understanding of the standard? [\u2026] Mr. [Richard Gary] Taranto. The Ampro case [Am-Pro Protective Agency, Inc. v. U.S., 281 F. 3d 1234 (2002)] is explicit in saying that the terminology we have used, sometimes irrefragable proof, sometimes something else, really ought to be treated as the same as clear and convincing evidence."@en . _:vb7272149 "2012 February 29, \u201CNomination of Richard Gary Taranto, Nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit;\u00A0[\u2026]\u201D, in Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session [\u2026] Part No. 6\u00A0[\u2026] (S. Hrg. 112-72, Pt. 6), Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, published 2013, \u2192OCLC, page 699:"@en .