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JUDICIAL WATCH FIGHTS CLINTON IRS ATTEMPTED AUDIT
Judicial Watch ^ | April 18, 2002

Posted on 04/18/2002 10:49:16 AM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist

For Immediate Release

Apr 18, 2002

Press Office: 202-646-5172

JUDICIAL WATCH FIGHTS CLINTON IRS ATTEMPTED AUDIT

IRS OFFICIAL ADMITS: “WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN YOU SUE THE PRESIDENT?”

(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the non-profit educational foundation that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it was fighting in court an audit attempt instituted by the Clinton IRS in retaliation for Judicial Watch’s litigation against President Clinton. Judicial Watch first received notice of an attempted IRS audit on October 9, 1998, a few days after its “Interim Impeachment Report,” which called for Bill Clinton’s impeachment for misuse of the IRS, was officially made part of the Congressional record. The IRS’s initial audit letter demanded that Judicial Watch “[p]rovide the names and addresses of the directors and their relationship to any political party or political groups.” In January, 1999, an IRS official admitted to Judicial Watch representatives, in the context of the propriety of the audit, “What do you expect when you sue the President?” Another IRS official admitted in June, 1999, that the political affiliations of Judicial Watch’s directors is a factor in any IRS audit.

After Judicial Watch scored legal victories against the Clinton Administration, Judicial Watch received audit notices and warnings from the IRS. For instance, immediately following its uncovering of the Clinton-Gore White House e-mail scandal in February, 2000, Judicial Watch lawyers received a call from an IRS official to inform them that Judicial Watch was still on the IRS’s “radar screen.” The IRS finally agreed to defer on deciding whether to audit Judicial Watch until after the Clinton Administration ended. Despite this agreement, in one of the last acts of the Clinton Administration, the IRS sent Judicial Watch another audit notice on January 8, 2001. The IRS also sent new audit notices throughout 2001 after Judicial Watch criticized IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti. Rossotti is a Clinton appointee who “inexplicably” continues to serve under President Bush. In addition to presiding over the audits of perceived critics of the Clinton Administration, Judicial Watch requested criminal and civil investigations of Rossotti for his criminal conflict of interest in holding stock in a company he founded, AMS, while it did business with the IRS.

Judicial Watch now is fighting the attempted audit in federal courts in the District of Columbia and Maryland. As Robert Novak reports in his April 18th column, despite repeated requests to Attorney General Ashcroft to investigate, his Bush Justice Department has thus far refused to do so. (See Judicial Watch's letter to Attorney General John Aschroft) Instead, in the context of Judicial Watch’s lawsuit against the Cheney Energy Task Force, a Bush Administration official told Novak, “I don't know what we are going to do with this Klayman.” A copy of Judicial Watch’s complaint against IRS officials is available by clicking here.

“Judicial Watch has no objection to IRS audits at the proper time and place, under correct, non-political circumstances. We have nothing to hide. But when we were told that we were being audited because we sued Bill Clinton, we had no choice but to stand up and fight in court. Now, for its own reasons, the Bush Administration is content to let Clinton appointee Rossotti continue to harass Judicial Watch. Our lawsuits in response are intended not only to protect Judicial Watch, but are for the good of all Americans,” stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.

© Copyright 1997-2002, Judicial Watch, Inc.


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To: Howlin
For the second time, paste right here on this thread where I defended either one of them.

I don't have to, Howlin, you already did. You are the one who introduced them into this thread. I've asked you many times to indicate the sources of information you consider reliable and you have NEVER responded. I don't think it is coincidence that the first time you actually do provide sources to back up something you claim, they are a left-leaning magazine and a left-leaning website. You can play your "definition of IS" and "EXACTLY" games all you want. I'm not going to play them with you anymore. The INTENT of what you post is ALL that matters.

1,121 posted on 04/25/2002 11:00:16 AM PDT by BeAChooser
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To: Southflanknorthpawsis, Howlin
Southflanknorthpawsis/Howlin. Don't you get tired of talking to yourself. And perhaps Howlin should chastise you for saying something nasty about another poster without pinging them. She does say those are the "rules" on this forum. Me, I just think it is a matter of common courtesy.
1,122 posted on 04/25/2002 11:03:42 AM PDT by BeAChooser
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To: BeAChooser
Just as I thought. You can't do it.
1,123 posted on 04/25/2002 11:11:30 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: a6intruder
Watch out; you'll get on her list!
1,124 posted on 04/25/2002 11:12:03 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: deport
Yes, you did read that very thing. I posted the quote up the thread.
1,125 posted on 04/25/2002 11:12:53 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
The interesting tidbit when you dig through the numbers is that 22% of the people on his mailing list have taken out restraining orders against him.
1,126 posted on 04/25/2002 11:14:04 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: Fred Mertz; FreedominJesusChrist
Hi Fred,
I too moved heaven and earth to get Bush into office
I think his character is golden
I do not think his choice not to prosecute and investigate the clinton corruption is in best interest of our Republic
However, wisdom of decisions is seen by their results
I already see some results from allowing billclinton to continue to operate with a free hand
I think there will be more results
Posters may never agree on who authors these problems
since most posters on FR believed Al Gore architected the post-election coup
while I recognized the hand of slick willy behind it
It is blessing we united to get slickwilly out of power
but it turns out we have different perceptions
I wanted slick out cause he is a criminal
other posters may have wanted him out cause they believe he is a leftist
I find FreedominJC's posts logical, clear, truthful
Love, Palo
1,127 posted on 04/25/2002 11:14:35 AM PDT by palo verde
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To: BeAChooser
And perhaps Howlin should chastise you for saying something nasty about another poster without pinging them.

You responded to South's #1112; I looked back at that post; where did she NAME a poster?

BTW, do you consider it courteous to call people LIARS? Is that your idea of being kind?

1,128 posted on 04/25/2002 11:15:01 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: ArneFufkin
ROFL.....you know what, I got some email today from some people who know about what happened at C-PAC, but are afraid to post on this very thread because they are afraid Klayman might try to SUE them!
1,129 posted on 04/25/2002 11:16:00 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Howlin, was it BJC (Rebeckie) who made the comment that George W. Bush was nothing like she remembered Reagan?
1,130 posted on 04/25/2002 11:19:10 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: Howlin
I know but didn't want to go look it up......

Now back to the thread topic of which Ron Brown isn't ...... Have you seen a published time table for the audit process? I know it's been almost 3 1/2 yrs since the first notice and still no audits completed yet apparently. Heck if the 'ethical Washington Watchdog' had done the ethical thing and got on with the audit back then it would be over and he'd be onto other things. That audit had to have been for some of the previous years (94,95,96)when there weren't a lot of dollars involved. Now it's gotten much bigger and more people and dollars involved, more paper work, more books to reconcile, receipts to find, etc, etc.

Oh well on with the program. The sun will rise tomorrow as surely as it will set later today.

1,131 posted on 04/25/2002 11:21:04 AM PDT by deport
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To: ArneFufkin
Yes, I do. I can barely remember Reagan.......LOL.
1,132 posted on 04/25/2002 11:24:25 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: MoscowMike
What argument? It is an indisputable fact that NO ONE can prove why this supposed audit is taking place. Speculation abounds; facts remain unstated.

Until then there is only one truth. We do not know with certainty why Klayman/JW is targeted.

1,133 posted on 04/25/2002 11:25:41 AM PDT by Southflanknorthpawsis
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To: Howlin
You responded to South's #1112; I looked back at that post; where did she NAME a poster?

ROFL !!! I noticed this too. There's nothing funnier than someone who recognizes himself/herself by a description and then points out the fact. It's a sort of self-incrimination, isn't it?

1,134 posted on 04/25/2002 11:28:36 AM PDT by Southflanknorthpawsis
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To: Howlin
One of Klayman's kids sitting out on my front doorstep right now. He's on a hunger strike until I tithe my commitment to the sacred task of hiring 50 new attorneys at JW by June 1. I asked the kid why 50, he said ... "Dad was fired from a firm that had 298, this will give us 300." "So, you're hiring attorneys to bolster the attorney inventory?" "Yeah ... and to rain countless billable hours and innumerable marketing pieces on the heathens." "Would you like a bagel" "Sure". "Are you billing me right now?" "Well, if anyone asks, maybe!!" "I have a Mapquest trip planner and a WorldPerks plane ticket to HOWLIN'S house." That's HOWLIN'. South Carolina or Georgia or Kentucky or somewhere .... you'll find her, good luck kid." Larry's kid looks just like Screech from "Saved by the Bell"
1,135 posted on 04/25/2002 11:29:19 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: ArneFufkin
Yes, I did make a comment similiar to that a little while ago. I do not see anything wrong with me doing so. I remember a lot about Reagan from my parents, who happen to believe that Reagan is one of our greatest presidents. I also have the ability to remember a little of what Reagan was like, I was still around 7 years old when he left office. Kids can remember back until they were 3 years old in much detail, I know that I can.
1,136 posted on 04/25/2002 11:29:57 AM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist
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To: Southflanknorthpawsis
Well, it doesn't take a genuis to figure out who you guys were talking about. You personally attack BeAChooser all the time.
1,137 posted on 04/25/2002 11:32:05 AM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist
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To: ArneFufkin
You know, don't bring Larry's kids in here. That just isn't very nice, even if it is a joke. Just debate about Larry and Judicial Watch if you have a problem with them.
1,138 posted on 04/25/2002 11:33:19 AM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist
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To: FreedominJesusChrist
Just checking ... it seemed silly at the time.
1,139 posted on 04/25/2002 11:33:47 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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To: FreedominJesusChrist
So ... who's Beth Klayman?
1,140 posted on 04/25/2002 11:34:22 AM PDT by ArneFufkin
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