In the wake of Special Counsel John Durham completing his ‘Russiagate’ probe an investigation into the Clinton foundation has been revived by a U.S. tax judge.
Durham, in his post-investigation report, claimed that there were “significant failures to investigate allegations against” the charity.
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Durham’s latest report stated that the “judge has once again breathed new life into a years-long whistleblower case alleging IRS improprieties involving the controversial Clinton Foundation.”
Previously, U.S. Tax Court Judge David Gustafson had refused an IRS request to dismiss the whistleblower case against the Clinton Foundation. The case was originally filed in 2017. Notably, three years ago, Judge Gustafson instructed the tax agency to disclose whether it had conducted a criminal investigation into the foundation or not.
However, the request was followed by a puzzling “gap” found in the IRS’s records. The gap raised suspicions and prompted further investigation.
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All parties involved in the case presented their arguments over the past year after the IRS’s filed a new motion to dismiss. However, Gustafson decided to delay ruling on those motions. Instead, the judge has requested new arguments considering three recent court rulings that have set important precedents.
Judge Gustafson’s decision once again frustrates the IRS’s attempts to bring the case to a close.
Gustafson noted in his ruling that three recent rulings in other tax cases “may affect the parties’ positions as to the pending motions.”
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“We will order further filings so that the parties may address those recent opinions,” He continued.
The judge also granted an extension to whistleblowers John Moynihan, a former federal agent, and Larry Doyle, a corporate tax compliance expert. They had until June 30 to provide updated arguments. However, the IRS has until July 28 to respond.
It is highly likely that the case will continue for several more months to come and could get nasty in the press.