9/22/2020

White House News (白宮消息) | Sep. 22, 2020

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Lawyers for Manhattan's District Attorney Cyrus Vance (pictured) pointed to the 'mountainous' allegations of misconduct as they argued to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals why a subpoena for President Donald Trump's tax returns should be enforced

DA seeking Trump's taxes cites 'mountain' of allegations

Sep. 22 - NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney's office told a federal appeals court Monday that its quest to gain access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns is supported by “a mountainous record" of public allegations of misconduct.
The president and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have been battling for more than a year over a subpoena sent to Trump's accounting firm, Mazars USA, seeking eight year's worth of his tax documents.

Attorneys for Trump have argued that Vance, a Democrat, is just trying to smear the president with an overly broad investigation that has no legal basis.

In a filing with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, lawyers for Vance again declined to reveal exactly why Trump is under investigation, citing grand jury secrecy rules.

But they cited multiple news reports in which Trump or his companies have been accused of overstating the value of his assets when dealing with potential business partners and lenders while minimizing the value of those same assets for tax purposes...     continue to read

Trump news – live: Supreme Court frontrunner joins White House meeting as president pushes for confirmation by election
White House vetting five women to replace Justice Ginsburg’s seat

Sep. 22 - Donald Trump has announced that he intends to name his nominee to the US Supreme Court to replace the late liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Friday or Saturday of this week, as his attorneys face an appellate court hearing over subpoenas for the president’s tax records.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance revealed on Monday that his office has evidence to justify a grand jury probe into allegations of tax and insurance fraud, among other crimes involving the president and his business.
The president told reporters and supporters that the White House is vetting five women to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat following the death of the liberal justice on 18 Septemer.

Reportedly ahead of the pack is Amy Coney Barrett, who met with the president at the White House  on Monday.
“I have one or two that I think — they're all outstanding, but I have one or two that I have in mind,” the president told reporters before he travelled to campaign events in Ohio.

Meanwhile his Republican peers on Capitol Hill appear primed to support any conservative nominee Mr Trump puts forward.

Only two GOP senators saying they still do not believe it is appropriate to fill the vacancy this close to the November election.
Chuck Grassley became the latest Republican to reverse his previous positions about confirming an appointee during an election year, which he opposed in 2018 and 2016.

A Morning Consult survey found that Democratic voters who said the Supreme Court was “very important” in their ballot decision spiked 12 per cent in the days after Justice Ginsburg’s death.     source

President Trump delivers remarks in Ohio — 9/21/2020
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President Trump Campaign Remarks in Swanton, Ohio
President Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally at the Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio.