IRS looking into Clinton Foundation 'pay-to-play' claims

The IRS confirmed in a letter it is looking into claims of “pay-to-play” practices at the Clinton Foundation, after dozens of Republican lawmakers requested a review of potential “criminal conduct” at the organization founded by the family at the center of this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Commissioner John Koskinen wrote in a July 22 letter to Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn that the issue has been “forwarded” to the IRS “Exempt Organizations Examinations” program in Dallas.

“This program considers all referrals and will send you a separate acknowledgement letter when it receives your information,” he wrote, in a letter first reported by The Daily Caller.

It’s unclear whether the agency might take any further action. The letter noted that, under the law, they could not reveal “any actions we may take on this information.”

A Clinton Foundation source, though, rejected reporting that the letter indicates an investigation.

“Nowhere does this letter say that there’s an investigation, or that the IRS is even considering an investigation,” the source said.

Maybe it's just another inquiry.

yep, I think both candidates finances should be reviewed, and all their 'organizations' too

that would be an interesting tit for tat,,,

I don't think that Bernie has anything to hide.

bernie is no longer in the race

Im sure you know, Trump is

and he has yet to release even his tax returns,,,


but an audit of his and his organizations financial records would definitely be AT LEAST as interesting as his opponents

ummmm.... Haven't you followed the news? The liberal govt agencies are tearing Trumps finances apart and he's under IRS audit right now.

While on the other hand..... It's been 235 days without a press conference from Hitlery!

She won't have any ammo when she faces Trump in the debates and he'll need a cargo ship to deliver the goods and evidence against her!

You're dillusional if you think the Clinton Machine hasn't bribed, bullied, used every resource and the media to tear Trump apart already!

keep dreaming

mr clueless will really reveal he is all bluster when he has to answer real questions with real answers one on one....

Trump faces the media every day answering questions and facing them..... 235 days since Clinton has.

She's afraid to answer the "REAL" questions that she isn't allowed to vet or have control over, or those asking them

She even had to rig her nomination against an old washed-up has been!

At least the answers he gives won't be lies like "Crooked Hilliary's lies

yes NARCISSISTS love the camera

and 'believe me' is not an answer,,,

well, if history serves me right, a 'lie' in the political world is anything that doesnt bear fruit

lying is his occupation,, there is no fruit and no substance,, just all whatever keeps his name in lights,,,

Oh.... Hitlery loves the camera..... as long as she controls it and the questions.... all scripted and vetted of course

yeah,, 235 days of none of it ,, according to this thread

really backs up the idea that she loves it,,

The liberal media tries to tear Trump apart every day, but they can't call him a liar.... only try to shame or twist what he says

Now Hitlery on the other hand has been proven to be a liar by Congress, the FBI, and her own statements to the press

wonder if the IRS is myopic enough to overlook this!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/us/cash-flowed-to-clinton-foundation-as-russians-pressed-for-control-of-uranium-company.html?_r=0

Or this.....

http://123movies.to/film/clinton-cash-14827/

you really believe this stuff?

people twist both sides words

and both sides have been called 'liar'

But back to the original topic...

IRS sends Congress unsigned form letter to brush off demands for Clinton Foundation investigation

The IRS responded to a Republican request for an investigation into the Clinton Foundation's tax-exempt status with a one-page form letter that starts with "Dear Sir or Madam."

In May, more than 50 House Republicans asked the IRS to review the Clinton Foundation's tax-exempt status, after it became clear that the foundation had failed to report millions of dollars in grants from foreign governments.

That letter, led by Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, said a review was "appropriate" given that this money was accepted and not reported while Hillary Clinton was serving as secretary of state.

In response, the IRS sent Blackburn a form letter, which Blackburn received late Wednesday. The letter thanked her for submitting the request, and said the IRS has an "ongoing examination program" to ensure tax-exempt groups comply with tax law.
Blackburn said the perfunctory response is far below the level of customer service members of Congress should be getting.

"The IRS response is not acceptable and lacking in the requisite tact that should accompany a congressional inquiry," she said. "It is unbelievably disrespectful that Margaret Von Lienen couldn't even take the few extra seconds needed to sign the letter."

"It begs the question – do they even take our request seriously? This is exactly why people don't trust the IRS," she added, noting that 51 of her colleagues took the time to ask a series of questions that deserve an answer.

"We'd expect officials at the IRS, who also work for and are paid by the U.S. taxpayer, to take the same care and effort in crafting a response to our inquiry," she said. "The allegations swirling around the Clinton Foundation are very serious and raise issues of great public importance."

The Clinton Foundation is currently untouchable, well, until Trump becomes president. If nothing else I want to watch Trump finally get the Clintons prosecuted for all their actions.

and perhaps they can pay the way out of it like Trump always does his 'actions'