Trump weighs order that would label some nonprofits as terrorist groups: report
The move could strip tax-exempt status from targeted groups and give the administration a faster way to punish perceived political opponents.
- President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would label certain nonprofit organizations as having "terrorist" ties, according to a report Friday. This move would immediately suspend their tax-exempt status, potentially unraveling operations.
- Spearheaded by Stephen Miller, the new White House Chief of Staff, the administration's campaign to penalize nonprofits follows Miller's earlier vow to "dismantle and take on the radical left organizations" in the country.
- The plan hinges on Section 501 of the tax code, a provision that has never been tested in this way. It would bypass standard IRS audits and court access, allowing unilateral suspension of exemptions.
- Though the administration signaled interest in targeting groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations , White House officials characterized the potential order as "speculative," leaving the full scope unclear.
- Kevin Frankel, a former New York assistant attorney general, warned the proposal grants expansive powers to target political opponents. "Its distinct value is reaching organizations outside the foreign-terrorism and sanctions systems," Frankel explained, signaling potential federal oversight shift.
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Trump Weighs Labeling Nonprofits as Terror Linked
“The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would list some nonprofit organizations as having terrorist ties, a move that would suspend their tax-exempt status immediately and could cripple their operations,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump officials have been working for months on the order, according to people familiar with the matter. The […]
Trump administration weighs order targeting nonprofits over alleged terrorist ties
Officials have spent months on an order invoking Section 501(p) of the tax code, which would let the president suspend groups’ tax-exempt status immediately, The Wall Street Journal reported.
WSJ: WH May List Some Nonprofit Orgs As Terrorists
The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would list some nonprofit organizations as having terrorist ties, a move that would suspend their tax-exempt status immediately and could cripple their operations. Trump officials have been working for months on the order, according to people familiar with the matter. The … The post WSJ: WH May List Some Nonprofit Orgs As Terrorists appeared first on…
Trump plots ‘very consequential’ power grab against hand-picked ‘domestic groups’: WSJ
President Donald Trump is quietly weighing an untested power to personally single out groups for punishment, according to a new report.Trump officials have spent months preparing an executive order that would declare certain nonprofits to have terrorist ties, a designation that would immediately strip their tax-exempt status and could leave them financially crippled, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The order has not been finalized, and …
Trump Weighing Executive Order to Label Disliked Nonprofits as ‘Terrorist’ Groups: Report
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a major escalation of his war against left-wing nonprofits with an executive order that would seek to suspend their tax-exempt status with the stroke of a pen.
White House Weighs Order Labeling Some Nonprofits as Having Terror Ties
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - The Wall Street Journal reports a draft executive order that could immediately suspend tax-exempt status for targeted groups; a White House official called the talk ‘speculative,’ with Stephen Miller long pushing the crackdown. Click to read the rest HERE-> White House Weighs Order Labeling Some Nonprofits as Having Terror Ties first posted at Conservative Daily News
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