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This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE WASHINGTON, DC 20224 PRIVACY, GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON AND DISCLOSURE December 02 , 2016 John Greenewald, Jr. Dear John Greenewald, Jr.: This is a final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated June 24, 2016 that we received on June 27, 2016. You asked for a copy of records, electronic or otherwise, of all emails to or from Commissioner John Koskinen that contain the following key word: TRUMP from 11/2015 to date. Of the 44 pages located in response to your request, I am enclosing 44 pages. I am withholding 5 pages in part and zero pages in full. We are withholding the 5 pages in part under FOIA exemption 6. FOIA exemption 6 exempts from disclosure files that, if released, would clearly be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. We base the determination to withhold on a balancing of interests between the protection of an individual's right to privacy and the public's right to access government information. The redacted portions of each page are marked by the applicable FOIA exemptions. This constitutes a partial denial of your request. I have enclosed Notice 393 explaining your appeal rights. Please note that the commissioner, as part of his daily briefings, receives emailed summaries of published news articles, pertaining to tax administration, compiled by the IRS and other sources. Many of these daily emails contain news articles that include the name "Trump". We have not provided these emails as we assume your request was not meant to retrieve this type of email. Please let us know if this is not the case. If you have any questions please call Tax Law Specialist, Francisca Eyetsemitan, ID # 1000591343, at 617-316-2271, or write to: Internal Revenue Service, Centralized Processing Unit- Stop 211, P.O. Box 621506, Atlanta, GA 30362. Please refer to case number F16179-0006. 2 Sincerely, ~A~/ /}- ~ Byron D Endo Disclosure Manager Disclosure Office 12 Enclosures Responsive Documents Notice 393 ~l\\ Department of the Treasury Civil Procedure 4(i). In addition to service upon the United States, as set forth in Rule 4(i)(1), service must ~&J/1 Internal Revenue Service be made upon the Internal Revenue Service by Notice 393 registered or certified mail as set forth in Rule 4(i)(2)(A). (Rev. September 2016) The address of the Internal Revenue Service is: Internal Information on an IRS Determination to Revenue Service, Attention CC:PA, 1111 Constitution Withhold Records Exempt From Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20224. The Freedom of Information Act- 5 U.S.C. 552 Exemptions Appeal Rights The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, does not You may file an appeal with the Internal Revenue Service apply to matters that are: (IRS) within 90 days after we (1) deny you access to a record in whole or in part; (2) have made an adverse (b)(1) • specifically authorized under criteria established determination as to your category as a requester; (3) by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of deny your request for a fee waiver or reduction; or (4) national defense or foreign policy and are in fact have advised you that no records responsive to your properly classified under such executive order, request exist. You may file an appeal within 10 days when a request for expedited processing has been (b)(2) • related solely to the internal personnel rules and denied. practices of an agency, Your appeal must be in writing, must be signed by you, (b)(3) • specifically exempted from disclosure by statute and must contain: (other than section 552b of this title), provided that the statute: Your name and address, • Description of the requested records, (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public • Date of the request (and a copy, if possible),D in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the • Identity of the office and contact on the response issue, or letter, and • Date of the letter denying the request (and a copy, if (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or possible) refers to particular types of matters to be withheld. Mail your appeal to: Note: Internal Revenue Code sections 61 03 and 61 05 are statutes which qualify for exemption 3 treatment. IRS Appeals Section 6103 protects the confidentiality of tax returns Attention: FOIA Appeals and information pertaining to a taxpayer collected by M/Stop 55202 the IRS. Section 6105 protects information obtained 5045 E. Butler Ave. from a foreign country under a tax treaty. Fresno, California 93727-5136 (b)(4) • trade secrets and commercial or financial Judicial Review information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential, If we deny your appeal, or do not address an issue raised in your appeal within 20 days (excluding (b)(5) • inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or Saturdays, Sundays, or legal public holidays) after the letters which would not be available by law to a party date we receive your appeal, you may file a complaint in other than an agency in litigation with the agency, United States District Court in the district in which (1) you reside; (2) your principal place of business is (b)(6) • personnel and medical files and similar files the located; (3) the records are located; or (4) the District of disclosure of which would constitute a clearly Columbia. A complaint may be filed within 1 0 days unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal public holidays) after the date we receive your appeal if your appeal is (b)(7) • records or information compiled for law from an adverse determination of a request for enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the expedited processing. If you choose to file suit before production of such law enforcement records or receipt of a final determination by the Appeals office, the information: administrative appeals process may cease. (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with The rule for effecting service of judicial process upon the enforcement proceedings, Internal Revenue Service is set forth in Federal Rule of Notice 393 (Rev. 9-2016) Cat. No. 45803X (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual. (b)(8) • contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions, or (b)(9) • geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. Notice 393 (Rev. 9-2016) Cat. No. 45803X Page: 1 Wassenaar Russell D From: Koskinen John A Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 1:20 PM To: Fred Wertheimer Subject: RE : FYI I share your views, which go along with the Satchel Paige corollary of not looking back. There are those who maintain this is all a conspiracy between the Freedom Cause and my wife, Pat, to get me home. Thanks again for the support. John From: Fred Wertheimer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 6:36 PM To: Koskinen John A Subject: RE: FYI Well at least they are off impeachment. That's progress of a sort. I am aware of the House Committee planned action on Wednesday and I am working to put together some outside opposition to this I am always taken by the old saying, "life isn't easy, and then you die." I am hopeful that this not relevant for either of us at our tender ages. Fred Fred Wertheimer Democracy 21 2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-355-9600 Fax: 202-355-9606 Follow me on Twitter Like Democracy 21 on Facebook From: Koskinen John A [mailto:[email protected] ] Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 5:42 PM To: Fred Wertheimer Subject: RE: FYI Fred, Many thanks for the support. As you'll see in the upcoming press, the House Oversight Committee has now moved on to voting on Wednesday on a censure resolution, which is the first time in 120 years this has been used against anyone not in the House. And for House members, there have only been five cases in the last 90 years, and then the vote only occurred on the floor after Page:2 full hearings and consideration, including due process for the respondent. In this case, they pla n to just go straight to the floor.
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