Officials working for President Donald Trump in the Department of the Treasury have stepped forward to help Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk refute fraud claims made by MAGA influencer Candace Owens.
Sources told CBS News that the Treasury Department took the unusual step of sending a letter to Kirk after Owens made claims about Turning Point USA donations. According to the report, a few donors had requested that their contributions be returned.
Charlie Kirk Show producer Blake Neff disputed Owens's "claims of financial impropriety and fraud at Turning Point adding up into the millions of dollars — which, again, is not true."
"Charlie made sure the organization was audited by a third party every year," Neff said last week. "He personally reviewed, and he signed off on every expense report and literally every single bill paid by the organization — down to a single United States dollar. We have never missed a 990 deadline."
The letter from the Treasury said that none of the Turning Point organizations being run by Kirk were under investigation.
"The IRS is able to provide this type of information upon request by the taxpayer," a Treasury official told CBS News. "And in this case, it's hideous that malicious lies and smears obligated her to make the request."
Turning Point used Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort to hold its annual fundraising gala over the weekend. Officials said the event was "maxed out" both nights.
