#Latest news with #NixonAdministrationWashington Post12-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostTrump's attack on nonprofits has an ugly historyHalf a century ago, President Richard M. Nixon's White House counsel drafted a memo focused on weaponizing the government against the president's perceived opponents. The language wasn't subtle: 'How can we use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.' As part of this effort, the Nixon administration tried — unsuccessfully — to force the IRS to investigate hundreds of its handpicked 'enemies.'
Washington Post12-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostTrump's attack on nonprofits has an ugly historyHalf a century ago, President Richard M. Nixon's White House counsel drafted a memo focused on weaponizing the government against the president's perceived opponents. The language wasn't subtle: 'How can we use the available federal machinery to screw our political enemies.' As part of this effort, the Nixon administration tried — unsuccessfully — to force the IRS to investigate hundreds of its handpicked 'enemies.'
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