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October 4, 2000
Journalist group's appeal heard tomorrow
Contests court decision over
politically motivated IRS audit
By Julie Foster
� 2000 WorldNetDaily.com
On behalf of the Western Journalism Center, Judicial Watch
general counsel Larry Klayman will present an appeal to the 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals tomorrow, charging the Internal Revenue
Service with performing a politically motivated audit at the
behest of the White House.
The appeal comes more than a year after a federal judge in
Sacramento, Calif., refused to hear the case based on what
Klayman says is a "misinterpretation of the law."
"We feel that we have an excellent chance of reversing the lower
court's judgment, because for the IRS agents to conduct a
politically motivated tax audit violates First and Fourth
Amendment rights," he said. "And in all other jurisdictions where
the issue has been decided by courts ... courts have held that
there are actionable civil rights claims against IRS agents who
conduct audits for political purposes."
Dozens of organizations critical of the Clinton administration
were audited during the 1990s, including Western Journalism
Center, founded by WorldNetDaily Editor and CEO Joseph Farah.
When WJC's audit began in 1996, Farah blew the whistle on the
case -- as well as a pattern of other apparently politically
motivated audits -- in October 1996 in the Wall Street Journal. A
firestorm of protest ensued, resulting in a congressional
investigation, as well as the resignation of IRS Commissioner
Margaret Milner Richardson.
Contradicting the assessment of the case by IRS officials and
their Justice Department lawyers, a Treasury Department report
states unequivocally and repeatedly that the audit against the
Western Journalism Center began with a letter forwarded from the
White House to the IRS.
"The audit originated from a taxpayer who faxed a letter to the
White House expressing his concern over a one-page advertisement
paid for by WCJ (Western Center for Journalism) that asked for
contributions to investigate (former Deputy Counsel Vincent)
Foster's death," explained the official Treasury Department
report. "The fax was forwarded to the EO (Exempt Organizations)
National Office and then to the respective Key District Office
for appropriate actions."
The IRS eventually closed the audit case against the WJC, finding
no evidence of wrongdoing, and extending the center's tax-exempt
status.
Klayman believes the Western Journalism Center's case against the
IRS sends a message to Washington.
"This case is extremely important because of the pattern of
political audits during the Clinton-Gore administration, and
whoever is the next occupant of the White House should be on
notice that the American people will not tolerate these kinds of
abuses."
The hearing tomorrow is open to the public and will take place at
the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals located at 95 Seventh Street,
San Francisco.
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