Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch is a conservative foundation in Washington, DC that claims it has made it its mission to “enforce high ethical and moral standards in public life and ensure that officials from the administration of justice do not abuse the power given to them by the American People was entrusted ”. Judicial Watch uses the Freedom of Information Act and other means to investigate wrongdoing by government officials.
Most of the lawsuits brought by JW have been dismissed. JW spread untruths several times and called climate research fake science .
history
The organization was founded in 1994 by Larry Klayman , a conservative lawyer; he led dozens of lawsuits against the Bill Clinton administration . In 2003, Klayman left the foundation to run for a seat in the US Senate . In 2006 he sued the foundation, among other things, because of his severance payment. In 2009, a court ruled that Klayman had violated the severance pay agreements.
Before he left in 2003, Klayman had hired Tom Fitton , the current chairman .
In 2008 and 2010, JW wrongly accused Nancy Pelosi .
Judicial Watch spread rumors that Vince Foster was murdered by the Clintons.
financing
The largest donor is the foundation of the conservative entrepreneur Richard Mellon Scaife . Judicial Watch has an annual budget of $ 35 million.
Individual evidence
- ^ About Judicial Watch
- ^ A b Jonathan Mahler: Group's Tactic on Hillary Clinton: Sue Her Again and Again . In: The New York Times , October 12, 2016.
- ↑ Klayman v. Judicial Watch, Inc., 628 F. Supp. 2d 112, 118 (DDC 2009).
- ↑ Klayman v. Judicial Watch, Inc., 661 F. Supp. 2d 2, 4 (DDC 2009).
- ^ The real story of Judicial Watch . wnd.com.
- ↑ Meet the conservative group that's driving Clinton's email scandal (en) . In: miamiherald .
- ↑ Richard Mellon Scaife's Cash Pays For Judicial Watch's Ideologically Motivated Lawsuits - Phoenix New Times, 2010