The Clinton Foundation, once a cornerstone of Bill and Hillary Clinton's global philanthropic empire, has long been a lightning rod for controversy. In recent years, whistleblowers and investigators have painted a damning picture of financial misconduct, alleging the foundation operated as a "closely held family partnership" rather than a legitimate charity. Yet, time and again, probes into these allegations, by the IRS and FBI, have been abruptly derailed, raising suspicions of political interference and a Deep State shielding powerful elites. Newly unearthed documents, reported by Just the News, reveal a pattern of halted investigations, from the FBI's 2016 inquiries to the IRS's 2019 criminal probe. What do these revelations tell us about accountability, transparency, and the influence of political dynasties?
The Whistleblowers' Case: A Mountain of Evidence
In 2017, financial experts John Moynihan, a retired DEA financial crimes analyst, and Larry Doyle, a corporate tax compliance officer, submitted over 6,000 pages of evidence to the IRS and FBI, alleging serious financial improprieties by the Clinton Foundation. Their claims, detailed in IRS Form 211 applications for whistleblower rewards, included misuse of donated funds, commingling of personal and charitable activities, and failure to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). They argued that the foundation, with $2.8 billion collected and over $400 million in net assets, operated as a conduit for personal enrichment and political influence, not charity.
Their 2018 congressional testimony was explosive. Doyle told lawmakers, "The investigation clearly demonstrates that the foundation was not a charitable organization per se, but in point of fact, was a closely held family partnership." Moynihan added that the foundation acted as an agent of foreign governments, citing questionable financial trails involving the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), the Gates Foundation, USAID, and even the World Health Organization. A particularly damning claim came from an interview with Andrew Kessel, the Foundation's CFO, who allegedly admitted he was unable to stop Bill Clinton from "commingling" personal and charitable activities and claimed to know "where all the bodies are buried."
The IRS Probe: From Promise to Silence
In January 2019, the IRS Criminal Investigations Division took notice. Agents met with Moynihan and Doyle in Connecticut, alongside a retired DEA agent, to review their evidence. Internal memos show the agents were intrigued, with one reportedly stating that the documentation suggested "the entire enterprise is a fraud." A whiteboard chart, dubbed the "Whiteboard / Deep State / Swamp / Ecosystem Board," mapped out alleged financial links between the Foundation, foreign donors, and U.S. taxpayers, prompting an agent to snap a photo for further review. The IRS set up secure servers to handle the 6,300 pages of evidence submitted that spring, and agents expressed optimism about pursuing the case.
But by July 2019, the probe was dead. "Can't talk about the CF," agents told the whistleblowers, cutting off contact without explanation. Internal emails revealed confusion within the IRS, with missing or misrouted documents and vague directives from headquarters. The whistleblowers' Form 211 applications were denied for "limited resources" or "no material issues," despite earlier enthusiasm. Moynihan and Doyle, undeterred, took their fight to U.S. Tax Court, where one case is set for trial on December 1, 2025, potentially shedding light on why the investigation was halted.
The FBI's Earlier Fumble: A Pattern of Interference
The IRS's abrupt reversal mirrors a 2016 episode involving the FBI. Prompted by Peter Schweizer's Clinton Cash (2015), which exposed alleged pay-to-play schemes during Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State, FBI field offices in New York, Washington, Little Rock, and a satellite office in Africa opened probes into the foundation. Schweizer's book highlighted cases like Uranium One, where investors pledged over $100 million to the foundation before a U.S. mining company was sold to Russian interests, a deal approved by the State Department under Clinton. The New York Times confirmed this story, lending credence to the allegations.
Yet, these investigations were throttled by senior officials. Declassified memos, later released by FBI Director Kash Patel, show that in March 2016, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates ordered agents to "shut it down." Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe required personal approval for every investigative step, effectively stalling the probes. By the time the 2016 election neared, all four FBI investigations were effectively dead, with senior officials cited as restricting activity for months.
A Double Standard: Clinton vs. Trump
The contrast with the FBI's "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation into Donald Trump's campaign is stark. While Clinton Foundation probes were stifled, the FBI launched a full investigation into Trump's alleged Russia ties based on a single conversation in a London wine bar, green-lighting it in three days. Schweizer, speaking on OANN with Matt Gaetz, called this a "double standard," noting that while Clinton's probes were killed, a "fictional" investigation into Trump was aggressively pursued. This disparity fuels claims of a Deep State protecting the Clintons while targeting their political rivals.
The Clinton Foundation's vulnerabilities, particularly around Uranium One, were a known liability. Clinton campaign staff scrambled for advance copies of Clinton Cash, and Hillary's pollsters flagged the deal as a major weakness in early primaries. Yet, the narrative was flipped, with Trump's campaign burdened by Russia-related innuendo while Clinton's alleged corruption escaped scrutiny.
The Foundation's Defence and Broader Implications
The Clinton Foundation has consistently denied wrongdoing, attributing compliance issues to administrative errors and dismissing allegations as politically motivated. During her 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton claimed the Foundation spent 90% of donations on programs worldwide, a figure contested by critics who point to high administrative costs and questionable financial flows. The Foundation's own audits admitted past compliance issues, but it insists these were resolved.
The abrupt termination of both IRS and FBI probes raises troubling questions. Was political pressure applied to protect the Clintons? IRS agent Carlo Nastasi admitted the agency was ill-equipped to oversee charities stepping beyond their approved purpose, a stunning acknowledgment of institutional weakness. The involvement of high-level DOJ and FBI officials in 2016, and the IRS's sudden silence in 2019, suggest external influence, though no definitive evidence names specific actors.
A Reckoning Ahead?
Moynihan and Doyle's ongoing Tax Court battles could force answers. Their 6,300 pages of evidence, coupled with declassified FBI memos, paint a picture of systemic avoidance. The Just the News reports, amplified by posts on X, reflect public frustration with perceived elite impunity. One user, @DefiyantlyFree, described the foundation's activities as "international donors, foreign governments, and embedded influence in U.S. foreign policy," highlighting the global scope of the alleged misconduct.
The saga underscores a broader issue: the vulnerability of government institutions to political capture. Schweizer's term "offshored, globalized corruption" captures the complexity of modern political scandals, where influence peddling spans borders and dynasties. As Moynihan and Doyle press their case, and as new memos resurface, the public may yet demand accountability for what could be one of the largest political scandals of our time. Until then, the Clinton Foundation remains a symbol of unchecked power, and the Deep State's apparent willingness to shield it.
"Newly unearthed documents show deep state government actors once again circling the wagons to protect Bill and Hillary Clinton — and suppressing evidence that implicated them. Last week it was the FBI, this week it is the IRS.
In 2019, the IRS Criminal Investigations Division quietly launched a probe into the Clinton Foundation's tax practices, working closely with whistleblowers John Moynihan and Larry Doyle, financial experts who had compiled thousands of pages of evidence.
According to internal agency memos reported by Just the News, IRS agents reviewed the evidence and at least one agent concluded it meant that the "entire [Clinton Foundation] enterprise is a fraud." Agents then moved to treat the whistleblowers as cooperating witnesses and even set up secure computer servers to hold the material they had collected.
Then, without warning, the lights went out. "Can't talk about the CF," agents told the whistleblowers. By the summer of 2019, their inquiry was dead. Moynihan and Doyle are now battling the agency in Tax Court over the apparent shutdown of the investigation.
The IRS's abrupt reversal follows an earlier, more infamous pattern. In 2016, FBI field offices in New York, Washington, and Little Rock all opened probes into the Bill and Hillary Clinton Foundation, partly on the strength of Peter Schweizer's 2015 bestselling book, Clinton Cash, which exposed numerous examples of the Clintons using the foundation while she served as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama as a pay-to-play scheme for business and foreign government interests seeking political influence.
The book told the story of Uranium One, a US mining company that was sold to the Russians after investors pledged more than $100 million to the Clinton Foundation. That story was confirmed in a front-page story by the New York Times when the book was published and based on its material.
The FBI field office investigations were proceeding until they were ordered by higher-ups to stop. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates ordered prosecutors to "shut it down." Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe required his personal approval for every investigative step — effectively choking the cases.
The fallout from Clinton Cash was real. Clinton staffers scrambled for advance copies of the book, while Hillary's own pollsters flagged the Uranium One deal as her campaign's biggest vulnerability in the early primary states. By January 2016, the FBI was looking into the book's allegations — until the brakes were pulled.
Appearing on an OANN program this week, Schweizer told host Matt Gaetz that the government's double standard is unmistakable. "At the same time, they are killing an organic investigation into Clinton corruption… they were also creating a completely fictional investigation tying [Donald] Trump to Russia," he said.
Five FBI field offices had been involved before being shut down, including a satellite office in Africa. Schweizer called the saga proof of a new kind of corruption — "offshored, globalized corruption," complete with political dynasties selling access and foreign oligarchs buying influence.
The contrast between the scuttled investigation of the Clinton Foundation and the "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation into the Trump campaign's purported ties to Russia is glaring. While the Clinton probes were heavily throttled, the FBI raced to open a full investigation into Trump's campaign on the flimsiest of tips — a conversation in a London wine bar — green-lighting it within three days. Clinton's Russia vulnerabilities were turned into Trump's burden, projected onto his campaign in a haze of innuendo.
Put together, the picture is damning: an IRS that dropped the ball in 2019, and an FBI and DOJ that throttled their own field offices in 2016. The whistleblowers are still pressing their case, six years later.
But the old memos are now re-surfacing, and the "deep state" may yet face a reckoning from what may prove the largest political scandal of modern times."