# David Brock, Media Matters, and the IRS **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 10, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379 "2020-06-10T18:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379/1 "2020-06-10T18:06:41Z")
I got in a discussion with my mother about some of the finer points of political discourse. She made the claim that the IRS had David Brock in court over financial irregularities. Looking into it, I find that some groups have made the claim and accusation that Brock’s companies have acted improperly, but I am unable to find anything about any actual court filings or charges. I’m not sure where the best place to look is, but I would think that there would be a news story about an actual criminal complaint. So, my question is, is there any there, there? Is what Brock accused of an indictable crime, and is there any merit to the accusation? ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379/2 "2020-06-10T18:14:38Z")
So far a filed complaint in or before April seems to be all there is. > **[Conservative Watchdog Claims Anti-Trump Group Violated Tax Laws](https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/conservative-watchdog-claims-anti-trump-group-violated-tax-laws)** > > A high-profile progressive organization, known for its fiery ads against President Donald Trump, may have violated its tax-exempt status by blurring the line between nonprofit and political activities, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the... ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379/3 "2020-06-10T19:21:40Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > So far a filed complaint in or before April seems to be all there is. > > [Conservative Watchdog Claims Anti-Trump Group Violated Tax Laws](https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/conservative-watchdog-claims-anti-trump-group-violated-tax-laws) Thanks, that’s far more even than most of the headlines I found. Is there actually any way to tell if there is anything happening in the background on this, or just wait until an indictment is made (or not made)? ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379/4 "2020-06-10T19:29:25Z")
I’m sure anything that goes beyond the complaint would be public record and you wouldn’t have to do any digging up yourself- somebody in the press will find it first and a simple Google search would find articles about it. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brock-media-matters-and-the-irs/855379/5 "2020-06-10T20:28:15Z")
Hmmm, thanks for clearing that up. I suppose that this is the end for this thread unless or until there is any further action on that front.