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Tom Fitton is the current president of Judicial Watch. He previously worked for America's Voice and National Empowerment Television, the International Policy Forum, the Leadership Institute, and Accuracy in Media. He also is a former talk radio and television host.[1]
Fitton has been with Judicial Watch since 1998. It is a self-described "conservative, non-partisan, educational foundation," which, according to its mission statement, attempts to bring "transparency, accountability and integrity" to the federal government, primarily by filing lawsuits, FOIA requests, and other civil litigation and actions designed to generate public pressure on agencies and individuals within the federal government.[2]
Fitton has been heading the organization since 2003, when its former chief, Larry Klayman, left in order to pursue a run for the United States Senate in the state of Florida.[3] Klayman would attempt to reclaim control of Judicial Watch's daily operations after he lost the Republican primary in 2004. In 2006 Klayman sued Judicial Watch and Tom Fitton. The lawsuit charged Fitton misrepresented his academic and professional credentials upon hiring; Fitton asserts that he holds a B.A. in English, Klayman disputes that assertion and claims that Fitton admitted that he does not in fact have a Bachelor's degree. The law suit charges that upon assuming his position Fitton engaged in false and misleading fund raising, misuse of donor money, failure to appoint an attorney as Chairman, failure to comply with a promised severance package to Klayman, and other actions which damaged Judicial Watch, the donors and Klayman. The lawsuit is ongoing.[4][5]
Under Fitton Judicial Watch also has been sued by former donor Peter F. Paul. Paul accused them of using his name to raise more than $15 million to support his lawsuit against Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton while doing little to advance his case.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Tom Fitton biography at Judicial Watch web site.
- ^ About Judicial Watch at its web site.
- ^ Joseph Farah, Larry Klayman for U.S. Senate, WorldNetDaily, August 26, 2004, reposted at Articles page, SavingJudicialWatch.org.
- ^ Timothy Noah, Judicial Watch v. Judicial Watch, Slate, April 28, 2006.
- ^ FOUNDER SUES JUDICIAL WATCH PRESIDENT TOM FITTON, Saving Judicial Watch press release, April 13, 2006.
- ^ Kristen Lombardi, Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Rides Again; Hillary haters go wild over campaign finance case, Village Voice, May 17th 2005.
- ^ "Battling the Clintons, and each other (Judicial Watch may tie up Peter F. Paul)", The New York Times, March 15, 2005, p. B3.
- ^ "Former Donor To Clinton Sues Judicial Watch," Josh Gerstein, New York Sun, February 8, 2007, p.5
External links
- Judicial Watch homepage
- Saving Judicial Watch A website established by Judicial Watch's former president.
- Judicial Watch v. Judicial Watch A Slate column exploring the legal issues involved in the legal dispute.