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Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long denied any wrongdoing Tuesday regarding his ties to companies accused of selling fraudulent tax credits and downplayed donations from executives at those companies that he used to pay off a personal loan.

The former representative from Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the IRS, has marketed himself as a certified tax and business advisor after attending only a three-day seminar.

Long was one of the first elected officials to publicly support Trump. When most considered Trump’s candidacy a joke, Long touted Trump to foreign leaders and GOP insiders who snickered at the notion that the real estate mogul and reality TV star would be the next president.

Chaz Littlejohn stole and leaked Trump’s tax returns. Was it brave? Or just a crime?

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It wasn't just Tea Party groups that had a "be on the lookout" list at the IRS. A "broad spectrum" of groups were also targeted for increased scrutiny on other lists, which the agency has stopped using under its new acting leader Danny Werfel.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 23, 2013 - Bill Randles, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Missouri…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 22, 2013 - WASHINGTON – On opposite sides of Capitol Hill on a busy Wednesday, two witnesses…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 21, 2013: The national controversy over the IRS’ examination of tea party groups’ applications…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: WASHINGTON – With congressional probes of the Internal Revenue Service and Benghazi likely to remain…