I caught where Lily Batchelder tweeted this out. I checked Philip Hackney’s Twitter feed and he replied to Glenn Kessler in the affirmative.
He’s aware of David Fahrenthold’s fine reporting of Trump’s bogus foundation and actually wrote about it earlier this month himself, even before Farhenthold’s latest blockbuster.
Philip Hackney’s conclusion is below. The link to his extensive analysis of Donald Trump’s Foundation is as well. It seems there’s a possibility Donald may be busy after this election, with the IRS.
Link to entire analysis here: surlysubgroup.com/…
Conclusion:
Bottom Line: Mr. Trump’s use of the Foundation that bears his name is not within the norm of mistaken or accidental use. It represents a continued willingness to violate basic charitable norms over and over. It may be petty as to him, but the violation is enormous as to the broader community. We as a community, as a democracy, as a country rely on these organizations to fulfill some of our most important needs and duties. As a matter of the rule of law, the IRS owes it to the public to investigate such egregious acts for potential criminal violations. If he need not be subject to these laws, under these circumstances, why should we?
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Philip Hackney joined the Law Center faculty in 2011 after spending five years at the Office of the Chief Counsel of the IRS in Washington, D.C. Professor Hackney served as Senior Technician Reviewer in Exempt Organizations in the national office, where he worked on drafting IRS regulations, advising the TEGE commissioner, and litigating exempt organization tax issues.