Federal Judge Rules Trump Must Turn Over Eight Years Of Personal And Corporate Tax Returns | A federal judge on Monday rejected a bold argument from Trump that sitting presidents are immune from criminal investigations, allowing the Manhattan district attorney’s office to subpoena eight years of the president’s personal and corporate tax returns. Lawyers for Mr. Trump were expected to appeal the ruling from Judge Victor Marrero of Manhattan federal court. The president’s could not immediately be reached for comment. In a 75-page ruling, Judge Marrero said called president’s argument "repugnant to the nation’s governmental structure and constitutional values." Presidents, their families and businesses are not above the law, the judge ruled. In response, the President's lawyers filed an emergency notice of appeal to the 2nd circuit. | The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has granted Donald Trump a temporary administrative stay pending expedited review by a panel of the Court.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/judge-tosses-trump-challenge-tax-130243374.html
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Federal-Judge-Rejects-Trump-Challenge-to-Turning-Over-Tax-Returns-562415891.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-judge-rules-trump-must-turn-over-his-tax-returns-to-manhattan-da-but-trump-has-indicated-he-will-appeal/2019/10/07/29e1fda6-e8a4-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/nyregion/trump-taxes-lawsuit-vance.html
This federal judge (Judge Victor Marrero) takes a pretty hard swipe at the 1973 OLC memo that says a POTUS can't be indicted. I read this part of his order as him saying, "You guys keep repeating that memo like you think it's the law. But that memo has no binding authority over any court."
https://imgur.com/a/Onzt3LT
Minneapolis Police Union is selling 'Cops for Trump' t-shirts ahead of President's rally after ban on uniforms at political events
https://www.newsweek.com/cops-4-trump-police-minneapolis-minnesota-1463606
Reminder: Everything They Accuse Democrats Of, They Are Guilty Of: Trump allies pressed Ukraine to install new management in state gas company for financial gain
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-allies-pressed-ukraine-install-new-management-state-gas-company-financial-gain-report-1463473
Trump’s Team Texted About Doing the Exact Ukraine Thing Trump Says Didn’t Happen: Texts released by House investigators reveal Ukraine understood their relationship with America depended on investigating Trump’s political rivals
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-ukraine-text-messages-evidence-impeachment-894822/
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/_cache/files/a/4/a4a91fab-99cd-4eb9-9c6c-ec1c586494b9/621801458E982E9903839ABC7404A917.chairmen-letter-on-state-departmnent-texts-10-03-19.pdf
House Democrats subpoena Pentagon, White House budget office for documents on delay of military aid to Ukraine
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/house-democrats-subpoena-pentagon-white-house-budget-office-66113953
Pentagon and OMB Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry - Subpoenas Demand Documents on President’s Decision to Withhold Critical Military Assistance Provided by Congress to Help Ukraine Counter Russian Aggression
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-releases?ID=AFA212F6-8248-43DE-A95B-94B71DED11C9
Donald Trump's own former national security officials sign open letter saying Ukraine whistleblower did nothing wrong and deserves protection
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-ukraine-whistleblower-open-letter-deserves-protection-1463494
Donald Trump accuses Nancy Pelosi of 'treason' (which is a direct threat against her life, he's threatening to execute her) and wants to impeach her
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/07/treason-trump-lashes-out-pelosi-and-wants-impeach-her/3896006002/
World's top banks have poured $1.9 trillion into fossil fuel financing since the Paris Agreement was adopted, with financing on the rise each year
https://www.banktrack.org/article/banking_on_climate_change_fossil_fuel_finance_report_card_2019#_
Elaine Chao favored Kentuckians in meeting with officials seeking grants | Transportation secretary met far more often with constituents of her husband Mitch McConnell than officials from any other state. | The fact that Chao’s calendar shows that one out of every four meetings with local officials was with Kentuckians is significant because the department has long maintained that it, and she, have shown no favoritism to the state represented by her husband, even while local officials from other states have complained about having trouble getting to see her. The meetings also cast light on the ethical challenges of having a married couple as Transportation secretary and Senate majority leader. Federal ethics rules strictly prohibit any actions by government officials that benefit them personally or their close family members; McConnell and Chao’s political and personal fortunes are inextricably tied, and his re-election campaign frequently cites his ability to deliver federal dollars to his home state.
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/07/elaine-chao-kentucky-officials-grants-028412
ICE Transferred Women From a Troubled Facility But Won’t Tell Lawyers Where They Are | The facility had proved inadequate for the women being held there, but now lawyers are struggling to find their clients — and ensure they’re properly cared for
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ice-closes-karnes-raices-894826/
Scherzer, Strasburg, Sanchez and Hudson have given up 5 runs in 22 innings this postseason. Everyone else on the Nationals pitching staff has given up 16 runs in 13 innings
https://twitter.com/MarkZuckerman/status/1181049976463466496?s=20
Shocking new video shows hundreds of blindfolded Uighur prisoners in Xinjiang being led to a train. Brings back horrifying similarities with the holocaust. The organizers should be sanctioned immediately under the Global Magnitsky Act.
https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/1181161411675688960
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/06/asia/china-xinjiang-video-intl-hnk/index.html
‘We Absolutely Could Not Do That’: When Seeking Foreign Help Was Out of the Question | A survey of 10 former White House chiefs of staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama found that none recalled any circumstance under which the White House had solicited or accepted political help from other countries, and all said they would have considered the very idea out of bounds. “I served three presidents in the White House and don’t remember even hearing any speculation to consider asking for such action,” said Andrew H. Card Jr., who ran the younger Mr. Bush’s White House and was the longest-serving chief of staff in the last six decades. William M. Daley, who served as commerce secretary under Mr. Clinton and chief of staff under Mr. Obama, said if someone had even proposed such an action, he probably would “recommend the person be escorted out of” the White House, then fired and reported to ethics officials. Other chiefs were just as definitive. “Did not happen on Reagan’s watch. Would not have happened on Reagan’s watch,” said Kenneth M. Duberstein, his last chief of staff. “I would have shut him down,” said Leon E. Panetta, who served as Mr. Clinton’s chief of staff and Mr. Obama’s defense secretary.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/us/politics/trump-foreign-influence.html
The Turkish proposed “safe zone” would effectively extend Turkey’s border 30km into Syria, including areas of Christians, Kurds, and other vulnerable minorities. Our diplomats were working on a plan to forestall such a debacle. Where’s Pompeo?
https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/1181085831257133057
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-threatens-to-bury-kurdish-militants-in-syria-amid-us-withdrawal/2018/12/20/06d8eb18-0460-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html
The former ISIS coalition envoy Brett McGurk reacting to this: Donald Trump is not a Commander-in-Chief. He makes impulsive decisions with no knowledge or deliberation. He sends military personnel into harm’s way with no backing. He blusters and then leaves our allies exposed when adversaries call his bluff or he confronts a hard phone call.
https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/1181085818493927425
Trump made a similarly impulsive decision when I was managing the policy. I resigned over it and stand by every word in this op-ed. Tonight is a sad replay but seems even worse as US officials had since convinced the SDF that we planned to stay.
https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/1181085833597603841
Trump said he beat ISIS. Instead, he’s giving it new life. | Trump decided to withdraw U.S. forces without consulting allies or understanding the facts on the ground.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-said-hed-stay-in-syria-to-beat-isis-instead-hes-giving-it-new-life/2019/01/17/a25a00cc-19cd-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html
The WH statement tonight on Syria after Trump spoke with Erdogan demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground. The “United States” is not holding any ISIS detainees. They are all being held by the SDF, which Trump just served up to Turkey.
https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/1181085828325376000
There’s never a bad time to read Washington’s Farewell Address, published in September, 1796. But when I ran across this 1800 copy at an antiquarian book fair this weekend my eye fell to the section on foreign influence. Remarkable how long Americans have focused on these issues.
https://twitter.com/SangerNYT/status/1180968671424008193
It’s not just that this kind of massive, knee-jerk shift in our foreign policy would never have happened this way in a prior administration (or with this rhetoric); it’s that the shift will harm our national security, enable a foreign strongman, & betray the Kurds.
https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/1181062476957470721
Even Shitface Graham agrees: I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria. In process of setting up phone call with Secretary Pompeo. If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making.
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1181181561045172224
* Ensures ISIS comeback.
* Forces Kurds to align with Assad and Iran.
* Destroys Turkey’s relationship with U.S. Congress.
* Will be a stain on America’s honor for abandoning the Kurds.
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1181181747247140864
Also, if this plan goes forward will introduce Senate resolution opposing and asking for reversal of this decision. Expect it will receive strong bipartisan support.
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1181181862183604224
Elizabeth Warren proposes tougher judicial ethics rules that would allow new investigations into Brett Kavanaugh and President Trump’s sister
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/10/07/elizabeth-warren-proposes-tougher-judicial-ethics-rules-that-would-allow-new-investigations-into-brett-kavanaugh-and-president-trump-sister/ZGUzKReLz4f6oVmY3mylbN/story.html
Nikki Haley criticizes Trump's Syria withdrawal: Leaving allies to die 'is a big mistake'
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/464632-nikki-haley-criticizes-trumps-syria-withdrawal-leaving-allies-to-die-is-a-big
Donald Trump's border wall construction crew just illegally bulldozed through and destroyed the iconic cacti this national park was created to protect
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-border-wall-construction-saguaro-cacti-organ-pipe-cactus-national-monument-1463559
NBA/China situation: it's a no-win situatiom
Mark Kelly outraises McSally in Arizona Senate race for third straight quarter
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/464660-mark-kelly-outraises-mcsally-in-arizona-senate-race-for-third-straight
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/07/mark-kelly-outpaces-martha-mcsally-latest-senate-fundraising-tally/3897137002/
The Department of Defense made clear to Turkey - as did the President - that we do not endorse a Turkish operation in Northern Syria. The U.S. Armed Forces will not support, or be involved in any such operation. In conversations between the Department and the Turkish military we have consistently stressed that coordination and cooperation were the best path toward security in the area. Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley reiterated to their respective Turkish counterparts that unilateral action creates risks for Turkey. As the President has stated, Turkey would be responsible, along with European nations and others, for thousands of ISIS fighters who had been captured and defeated in the campaign lead by the United States. We will work with our other NATO allies and Coalition partners to reiterate to Turkey the possible destabilizing consequences of potential actions to Turkey, the region, and beyond.
https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1982590/statement-attributable-to-assistant-to-the-secretary-of-defense-for-public-affa/
“The President’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Northern Syria is a deeply disturbing development that betrays our Kurdish allies who have been instrumental partners in our mission to eradicate ISIS. Despite what the President might say, ISIS remains a serious threat. This reckless, misguided decision undermines the efforts by our brave servicemembers and our allies to end ISIS’s tyranny. “Once again, President Trump is deserting an ally in a foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman. By turning operational responsibility over to the Turks, President Trump has abandoned our Kurdish partners. This decision poses a dire threat to regional security and stability, and sends a dangerous message to Iran and Russia, as well as our allies, that the United States is no longer a trusted partner. “The President must reverse this dangerous decision. The American people deserve a smart, strong and strategic national security policy that keeps America safe.”
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/10719
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement: “A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime. And it would increase the risk that ISIS and other terrorist groups regroup.”
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/politics-news-pmn/top-two-lawmakers-blast-trumps-move-to-withdraw-u-s-troops-from-northeast-syria
Ivanka Tweet Thanking Turkey's Erdogan For Attending Istanbul Trump Towers Launch Re-Emerges Amid Syria Controversy
https://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-tweet-thanking-turkey-erdogan-attending-istanbul-trump-towers-launch-syria-controversy-1463536
Trump abandoning Syrian Kurds is warning to his fans and GOP lackeys: He’ll abandon you too
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-kurds-turkey-syria-kurdish-gop-huppke-20191007-wtl6oii5evfsfczwjklavfwtqy-story.html
Republican-controlled Supreme Court dismisses Tosses Ruling Against Republican Gerrymandering in Ohio. No surprise here. After the Supreme Court ruled over the summer that federal courts can't address political gerrymandering, this was the inevitable outcome. It's going to have to be the state courts who do something about this.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-07/republicans-win-ohio-voting-map-case-as-high-court-tosses-ruling
Trump administration tells agencies to restrict unions in the workplace
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-tells-agencies-to-restrict-unions-in-the-workplace/2019/10/07/39a0b3e8-e928-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html
Florida businessmen with Giuliani, Ukraine ties won’t comply with impeachment inquiry
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article235876792.html
Turkey starts bombing Kurds in Syria as US pulls out
https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-starts-bombing-kurds-in-syria-as-us-pulls-out-report/
The Trump administration is pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty, which allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployments. Withdrawal risks dividing the transatlantic alliance.
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/_cache/files/4/6/46136e03-1d92-431b-aa31-7d20d2f266f9/5B01C6DD219BB03F508CB4377B03183E.ele-letter-to-o-brien-open-skies-treaty-final.pdf
'Money Is Not Speech and Corporations Are Not People': Sanders Unveils Plan to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/07/money-not-speech-and-corporations-are-not-people-sanders-unveils-plan-get-corporate
Adam Silver Says NBA Supporting Daryl Morey After Rockets GM's Tweet on China
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2857032-adam-silver-says-nba-supporting-daryl-morey-after-rockets-gms-tweet-on-china
Syria Kurdish official told us, reacting to Trump’s overnight decision. “The Americans are traitors. They have abandoned us to a Turkish massacre. We can no longer fight against isis and have to defend ourselves. This could allow isis to return to the region.”
https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1181149669017231360
Trump has said at least nine times since last week that the rough transcript proves the whistleblower was totally inaccurate about his call. The rough transcript corroborates the whistleblower's three chief allegations. My fact check with @jaketapper:
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1181315420533354496
The Head of DHS Got Shouted Down by Protesters Naming Kids Who Died in Immigration Custody - Kevin McAleenan tried to speak over the chants but was unsuccessful.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kezkp/the-head-of-dhs-got-shouted-down-by-protesters-naming-kids-who-died-in-immigration-custody
No comments:
Post a Comment