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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 Watchs 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 Clintons impeachment for misuse of the IRS, was officially made part of the Congressional record. The IRSs 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 Watchs 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 IRSs 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 Watchs 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 Watchs 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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You have been detracting on this thread ever since you came on. Your complacency on the real issue of this whole thread itself is glaringly obvious.
Alright, that's enough of this! I Expect to see Southflank get formally chided in this thread today!
This is the third time!
We have Southflank inferring that I'm: "emotionally disturbed"
a "FREAK"
and to fellow poster Freedom as a dog! (puppy)
Surely we will all see Admin Mod PUT A STOP TO THIS AND ADMONISH Southflank...just as I was in this thread.
(now what is fair is fair!! and FR readers worldwide Will Expect to see Admin Mod. publicly scold/admonish Southflank!!!!
Hoe is your day going today?
I beg to differ. I asked you a question about a specific comment you made. Everything that followed was unsolicited. That is detracting !!!!
Can't you at least see things for what they actually are, rather than what you want or assume?
This is FANTASTIC NEWS!!! ***
"APPEALS COURT REJECTS BUSH ADMINISTRATION EFFORT TO BLOCK CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT AGAINST FORMER FBI DIRECTOR LOUIS FREEH BY ENERGY DEPARTMENT WHISTLEBLOWER NOTRA TRULOCK"
This too....is A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE RULE OF LAW!!
(Freedomin JesusChrist, BeAChooser, Palo Verde, christine11; - we Must ping everyone we know to this thread Now! - to see this fantastic letter!)
LOL!!!!! I'm afraid so. Next thing you know, they will have to incorporate sketches.
When you find anything I provoked other than a disagreement with you over Keyes and references to your naivete/immaturity, let me know.
This is outstanding news for FReeper Notra Trulock and Larry Klayman and all the rest of us. Thanks for posting the news release in #677 and thank you for flagging me to it.
Good grief. Are you that desperate?
Absolutely!
And palo, look at the letter that Freedom just posted in her #677!
THIS IS A - - GREAT VICTORY FOR JUDICIAL WATCH AND FOR LARRY KLAYMAN!!!
BTTT
Good morning Fred. Yes, this is a stunning victory for Judicial Watch.
Fred, if you have time, ping everyone to see this, thanks, Jeff.
: )
So it's alright if the IRS, run by liberal appointees, were to audit you simply because you were a Republican or libertarian??
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