Top Dem donor Denise Rich renounces h U.S. citizenship - saving tens of millions in taxes

Daily Mail UK ^ | 09 July 2012

[Lorianne]

Denise Rich, the wealthy socialite and former wife of pardoned billionaire trader Marc Rich, has given up her U.S. citizenship - and, with it, much of her U.S. tax bill.

Rich, 68, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, top Democratic donor and glamorous figure in European royalty circles, renounced her American passport in November, according to her lawyer.

Her maiden name, Denise Eisenberg, appeared in the Federal Register on April 30 in a quarterly list of Americans who renounced their U.S. citizenship and permanent residents who handed in their green cards.

___Songwriter also has Austrian citizenship through her late father

___ Former husband Marc Rich fled the country when indicted on charges of tax evasion - but was pardoned by President Clinton in 2001

___ House of Representatives committee later found Denise Rich had swayed the decision through donations to Clinton campaign

___ Comes as the latest wealthy American to denounce citizenship

[Venturer]

Didn’t she sneak into the White House and pay for Marc Rich’s pardon with a Lewinski?

[ssaftler]

Reminds me of a little ditty we worked on back in ‘01, to the tune of “Send in the Clowns”:

There’s Denise Rich.
Wow, what a pair!
Bill with his feet on the ground
Her’s in... mid-air.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

How would you describe that color adorning Michael Jackson’s face?

Totally creepy.

[SolidRedState]

So, if she denounces citizenship, she can’t make anymore campaign contributions.

Right?

[Digger]

To Dems, she can make them because no repercussions would ever come from the worthless (R)s.

[ssaftler]

So, if she denounces citizenship, she can’t make anymore campaign contributions.

Well, she could go for Iced Tea with Al Gore, and heck, she could even challenge Hillary for the Presidential nomination in 2016. After all, she's a Liberal Demo-rat.