“Prosecutors in New York have given former president Donald Trump’s attorneys a deadline of Monday afternoon to make any final arguments as to why the Trump Organization should not face criminal charges over its financial dealings,” the Washington Post reports.
“That deadline is a strong signal that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) — now working together, after each has spent more than two years investigating Trump’s business — are considering criminal charges against the company as an entity.”
That's scary, if not all that surprising. VoteVets mentioned the problem of racism and extremism in the military recently, and both they and Common Defense have been talking for months about the need to demonstrate that not all veterans are Trumpsters and extreme right wingers.
“The Internal Revenue Service is hiring thousands of new auditors as it gears up for a potentially massive tax-enforcement push if Congress is able to pass an infrastructure plan that includes $40 billion to expand audits on the wealthy,” Bloomberg reports.
“The IRS small business and criminal investigations divisions are adding thousands of new tax enforcement employees as the agency seeks to rebuild the roughly 17,000 audit staff lost in the past decade, officials said Friday.”
A new Gallup poll finds that only 29% of Americans say that the Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US, with 57% of Republicans saying it is, 35% of independents, and 4% of Democrats agreeing.
They're off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteNot sure whether felicitations or congratulations are in order, but I echo Alan's sentiment.
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ReplyDelete“Prosecutors in New York have given former president Donald Trump’s attorneys a deadline of Monday afternoon to make any final arguments as to why the Trump Organization should not face criminal charges over its financial dealings,” the Washington Post reports.
“That deadline is a strong signal that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D) and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) — now working together, after each has spent more than two years investigating Trump’s business — are considering criminal charges against the company as an entity.”
We can but hope.
DeleteMonday afternoon has now passed. Might we hear news tomorrow?
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ReplyDeleteGary Wills: The Bishops Are Wrong About Biden — and Abortion [Click]
Where Jobless Benefits Were Cut, Jobs Are Still Hard to Fill [Click] “Missouri scrapped federal pay to the unemployed, saying it kept people out of the labor market. But so far, workers still seem to be choosy.”
Human Behavior During the Pandemic Is More Important Than Any Covid Variant [Click]
EJ Dionne in the Washington Post:The Catholic bishops’ anti-Biden project is backfiring [Click]
As I sed elsewhere, gud on you two! <3
ReplyDeleteNew Michael Wolff book reports Trump’s confusion during Capitol attack. [Click] Finally, Trump’s opinion of his supporters surfaces. IMO Democrats should ride this horse for all it is worth.
ReplyDelete‘Republicans are defunding the police’: Fox News anchor stumps congressman. [Click] Chris Wallace quizzes Jim Banks of Indiana on Fox News Sunday. $350bn in bill opposed by GOP is for law enforcement
ReplyDeleteRevealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians [Click]
ReplyDeleteThat's scary, if not all that surprising. VoteVets mentioned the problem of racism and extremism in the military recently, and both they and Common Defense have been talking for months about the need to demonstrate that not all veterans are Trumpsters and extreme right wingers.
Delete“The Internal Revenue Service is hiring thousands of new auditors as it gears up for a potentially massive tax-enforcement push if Congress is able to pass an infrastructure plan that includes $40 billion to expand audits on the wealthy,” Bloomberg reports.
ReplyDelete“The IRS small business and criminal investigations divisions are adding thousands of new tax enforcement employees as the agency seeks to rebuild the roughly 17,000 audit staff lost in the past decade, officials said Friday.”
A new Gallup poll finds that only 29% of Americans say that the Covid-19 pandemic is over in the US, with 57% of Republicans saying it is, 35% of independents, and 4% of Democrats agreeing.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the “crime problem” is a GUN problem. [Click]
ReplyDeleteBuffalo Mayor Will Wage Write-In Campaign [Click]
ReplyDeleteMayors Compete for Refugees for Economic Benefits [Click]
Trump Lashes Out at Mitch McConnell Again [Click] Mcconnell was most recently re-elected in 2000. Will anyone remember Trump five years from now?
White House to Step Up Efforts to Combat Monopolies [Click] One of the principal policies of the New Deal.
ReplyDeleteI always think of Teddy's trust-busting.
DeleteBiden has been so much better than his history would have predicted, that I am truly astonished. And grateful.
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