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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.
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Could that have something to do with the fact that the lion share of the donations taken in did not go to "investigate and prosecute government corruption and abuse" as stated?
You bet your butt it could!
ROFLMAO. You're butt deep right now.
How insulting to the other posters on FR who do NOT agree with you.
I'm a law-abiding citizen that works hard, loves my family, volunteers for my church, helps my elderly neighbors and hates the IRS for what they've done to my parents. When you see your dad sit down and cry because he's so humiliated over not being able to take care of this problem himself, well, that does something to you.
That said, I will continue to abide by the law and pay my bills, (and some for my parents). Maybe Larry Klayman would like to help them? Ha..... Maybe our own Senator Welfare (Wellstone), would like to help them, double ha....
Just don't ever tell me I laugh at the IRS.
He really said that? The end. No more discussion? Where has that been proved?
I don't understand your motivation here.
That's very intriguing, Luis. There are so many angles coming out of that place that it's going to be increasingly difficult to keep track of them all. It just seems to me that someone over there should begin to feel the need to come clean with the American people. Forget the IRS. Just publish all of the facts and send the IRS a copy. The American people are very forgiving.
(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse…..(old opener)
(Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the non-profit educational foundation that investigates and prosecutes government corruption...(new opener)
Luis.... the form 990s confirms the 'eWW' spends more on educational aspects than any other of their stated missions..... from the 2000 filing
Yeah and unfortunately, that point seems to serve as a double meaning to those who prey on good deeds. It is ironic that the IRS is a charitiable private foreign entity that takes our tax money by unlawful means and gives it to third world countries but when JW does a good deed by educating Americans, it gets put in a false light for defending its cause.
It cannot be disputed that what you have in Ron Brown's head is a bullet hole. [end snip]
He really said that? The end. No more discussion? Where has that been proved?
Well I can't prove the 'eWW' said it but that's the way it's reported..... Now proof, what proof ... Damn the proof....
Howlin, I actually did just that. I spoke with Larry on the phone about ten days ago, right before Rick Ramirez came on the show, and offered him a guest spot anytime he wanted to appear.
And yours???
But I really hate people who use an IRS audit to sucker people into giving them money, while they are trying to convince people it's politically motivated. Maybe you can point out in the article where it says that the IRS will publish the names of the donors, which IS what Klayman says, which, of course, is an out and out lie.
It's no different than playing the race card every single time something doesn't go your way. It's just as sleazy when Klayman does it as when Jesse does it.
Besides, until he suddently became an "educational" organization THIS WEEK he represented himself as a CONSERVATIVE organzition, which reflects bad ON ME and my friends.
And I guess it's because I gave money to JW in the beginning, not realizing what a putz I was to do it; he's dishonest in his fund raising.
IMO, the fact that I donated money and got nothing for it except a bunch of junk mail -- not to mention insulting my intelligence -- gives me the right to bitch all I want to now. Since nowhere else on earth discusses Larry Klayman, I'll do it right here in River City.
Do you think that one would need a license to practice law if he limited his activities to just fundraising and education?
Larry--like Bill Clinton, like George W. Bush, like Pat Buchanan--is a public figure.
People who do not agree with his actions will be critical of him personally, and openly.
Too bad you can't stand the fact that your ox is being gored now.
If Larry and JW have nothing to hide, then nothing will come of it.
I don't believe that for a moment.
But alot of what you said make sense.
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