Letitia James is looking at whether the Trump Organization misled banks or tax officials about the value of assets – inflating them to gain favorable loan terms or minimizing them to reap tax savings.
Donald Trump
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Only 27% of Republicans accept Biden as the rightful winner
Many GOP officeholders and some of the biggest voices in conservative media still cling to the notion the election was stolen from Donald Trump.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
New York attorney general seeks Trump’s deposition as part of civil fraud investigation
Letitia James also suspended her campaign for governor on Thursday, saying she will run for reelection to her current position to “finish the job” amid numerous ongoing investigations.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Regulators scrutinize Trump media venture; Rep. Devin Nunes named CEO
The SEC could be looking at whether a blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group public violated the law by holding merger discussions and misleading potential investors by failing to inform them before its recent IPO.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Sidney Powell’s pro-Trump group raised more than $14 million spreading election lies
Powell’s fundraising success demonstrates one reason so many people continue to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election: It can bring in cash.
Posted inNation & World
Two Georgia election workers targeted by Trump sue conspiracy site Gateway Pundit for defamation
In the wake of the 2020 campaign, the site published dozens of stories promoting Trump’s false claim that the election was “stolen.” There is no evidence of widespread election fraud in that year’s presidential race.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Today’s GOP would have little use for Pilgrims’ view
Like John Balentine, I get carried away in my unapologetic admiration of white people. Sometimes upon awakening, a not fully woke me gazes at my whiteness in the mirror, spontaneously erupting into song, “I feel pretty, oh so pretty … that I hardly can believe I’m real” (“Here’s Something: Rekindle Pilgrims’ pride this Thanksgiving,” Nov. […]
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Trump ally Steve Bannon talks tough after court appearance for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena
The judge released him without bail but required him to check in weekly with court officials and ordered him to surrender his passport.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump selling D.C. hotel to investment firm for $375 million, reports say
Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the ex-president.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Indictments charge Trump ex-aide Steve Bannon with contempt of Congress
Bannon had defied a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena.