re: #29 Charles Johnson

They’re ranting and raving about Al Sharpton? Newt Gingrich also owes a bunch in taxes too. Where’s the outrage? Oh wait, he’s the respected GOP tactician.

Newt had owe the IRS $26k, and all of his creditors a total of $4.6 million. He still owes nearly all of that amount:

Federal records from October indicate Gingrich’s “Newt 2012” presidential campaign owed the IRS $26,507 for an “income tax liability” and “income tax payment” as of Sept. 30.

Newt 2012’s IRS debt is just one of dozens that his campaign still owes to entities ranging from Comcast to Twitter to Herman Cain Solutions, a political and consulting organization run by its namesake, the former 2012 Republican presidential candidate. The debts together total more than $4.6 million; Newt 2012 raised a meager $37,822 during 2014’s fourth quarter, with about half that money coming from the campaign renting the personal information of supporters to a data broker.

Taylor Swindle, chief financial officer for Gingrich’s media company Gingrich Productions, said this week the Newt 2012 committee has “paid off the IRS since that October filing.” An updated disclosure Newt 2012 made Wednesday with the FEC indicates the committee paid off most of its IRS debts in late 2014 but still owed the tax agency $1,007 as the new year began.

So, he’s a deadbeat.

Oh, and Herman Cain? He’s also mentioned as being a deadbeat. Not only does he owe money to the FEC for fines, but Newt owes him money too.