The Times examines. But to some people who study judicial ethics, Mrs. Thomas’s activism is raising knotty questions, in particular about her acceptance of large, unidentified contributions for Liberty Central.
Category: IRS
A lot of news about alleged foreign money in the political system
From the Post. From the Times. White House officials acknowledged Friday that they had no specific evidence to indicate that the chamber had used money from foreign entities to finance political attack ads. “The president was not suggesting any illegality,” Bob Bauer, the White House counsel, said. Instead, he said Mr. Obama’s reference to the […]
Baucus and the whiff of Nixon
Allison Hayward examines a call by Sen. Baucus for the IRS to investigate political groups. No one today is willing to defend the abusive tactics of Nixon, Johnson or Roosevelt in investigating their political opponents through IRS manipulation. Perhaps we can we agree, then, to unite in outrage against their modern-day cohorts?