The lawsuit, which accused Halliburton of accounting fraud, alleged that 'when Mr. Judicial Watch was involved in a similar legal dispute with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2002 when the group filed a shareholder lawsuit against Halliburton. Bush administration for access to minutes of Vice President Dick Cheney's Energy Task Force. In July 2003 Judicial Watch joined the environmental organization Sierra Club in suing the George W. This led Clinton administration officials to accuse Judicial Watch of 'abusing the judicial system for partisan ends'.

The organization received considerable financial support from prominent Clinton critics, including $7.74 million from conservative billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife. The WCJ was investigating the death of Clinton deputy White House counsel Vince Foster at the time. The lawsuit alleged a retaliatory audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). An early lawsuit was filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of the Western Center for Journalism (WCJ) in 1998. President Bill Clinton and other figures in the Clinton administration. Judicial Watch came to public attention after filing eighteen lawsuits against the administration of Democratic U.S. According to the Times, 'the group has forced the release of government records that would otherwise have been kept from the public.' Critics accuse JW of 'weaponizing the Freedom of Information Act for political purposes.' Clinton Administration Judicial Watch calls itself a nonpartisan educational foundation as well as a media organization. In October 2016, The New York Times wrote: 'Judicial Watch's strategy is simple: Carpet-bomb the federal courts with Freedom of Information Act lawsuits.' As of 2016, the organization had nearly fifty employees. Before leaving the organization in 2003, Klayman hired Tom Fitton, who became president of the organization. Judicial Watch was founded in 1994 by attorney and right-wing activist Larry Klayman.

2.16 Accusations against the Clinton Foundation.

2.15 Mueller and FBI investigations into Russian interference.2.14 Lawsuits against climate scientists.2.13 False claims about Trump Nazi billboard.2.11 Murder of Seth Rich conspiracy theory.2.10 Collaboration with Steve Bannon and Breitbart News.2.8 False claims about George Zimmerman protests.2.1 Commerce Department trade mission scandal.

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