April 11, 2008

>From the Desk of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton:

Clintons’ Tax Returns Raise Red Flags

So now we know why the Clintons waited so long to release their
[ http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trai ... turns.html ]
tax returns. Of course, a lot of press attention has been given to the
amount of income reported by the Clintons -- $109 million over the last
eight years – and, indeed, that number is staggering. (I believe that
puts them in the top .01% of taxpayers) But of more concern to me is the
source of some of these funds.

Take, for example, billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. You will recall
that Burkle was a major contributor to the Clintons’ campaigns and to
their legal defense fund before hiring Bill Clinton to work for his Yucaipa
firm.

According to the newly released tax records, Bill Clinton earned $15
million as a consultant for Burkle. Now, Hillary did admit on her
2003-2004 Senate Financial Disclosure Statements that Bill Clinton’s
Yucaipa income was “more than $1,000.â€