Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren called on Democratic Party officials Tuesday to denounce White House visits by Rev. Al Sharpton, at least until he gets on a definitive tax repayment plan.
Sharpton reportedly owes nearly $5 million worth of back taxes by way of his National Action Network nonprofit. Sharpton is also a primetime host on MSNBC, as well as a frequent visitor to the White House, reportedly advising President Obama on race relations in America.
“[W]hy don’t [Democrats] demand President Obama get IRS to put Sharpton on payment plan before he is allowed back into the White House?” Van Susteren wrote on her blog.
“[N]o one in Democratic leadership demands [Sharpton] get on a payment plan for the $4.5 million in unpaid taxes,” she wrote. “I am not pushing for a prosecution of Sharpton — just that he gets square with the rest of us taxpayers.”
Sharpton previously claimed that he and his nonprofit have been making payments on the back taxes, while also negotiating a smaller penalty with the government.
Van Susteren’s blog post came after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee called for the resignation of Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y, who plead guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.
Van Susteren wrote in a separate blog post that she also believes Grimm should resign.
