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Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised wage aft learning of scheme

The embattled erstwhile main fiscal serviceman of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, testified connected Friday that Donald Trump’s big lad Eric Trump raised Mr Weisselberg’s wage aft learning astir a strategy to dodge national taxes by paying employees disconnected the books via lucrative perks.

He testified that Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., some enforcement vice presidents astatine the Trump Organization, knew from the audit that Weisselberg had not reported his company-paid flat arsenic taxable income, arsenic required by law.

Donald Trump, meanwhile, had derided Mr Weisselberg’s attraction by the authorities arsenic “VERY UNFAIR!” connected Truth Social conscionable a time earlier.

Read much astir the Trump Organization’s ongoing taxation fraud trial:

John Bowden20 November 2022 16:00

There’s lone 1 connection to picture a Trump 2nd term

A 2nd word for Donald Trump would beryllium “stormy”, writes Kim Sengupta in The Independent.

“One tin ideate however a bitter and vengeful, twice-impeached president would spell aft his home enemies, including those successful the Republican party, law-enforcement agencies, the subject high-command, the judiciary, the media and more.”

Read more:

John Bowden20 November 2022 15:21

Mike Pence calls peculiar counsel’s Trump probe ‘very troubling’ and blames lawyers for Mar-a-Lago papers

Former Vice President Mike Pence said that the assignment of a peculiar counsel to pb transgression investigations into the erstwhile president is “very troubling”.

“No 1 is supra the law, but I americium not definite it’s against the instrumentality to instrumentality atrocious proposal from your lawyers,” helium added.

The erstwhile president’s ineligible squad has claimed that Mr Trump’s possession of White House records seized from his Mar-a-Lago property were designated “personal” by virtuousness of their removal from the White House, a assertion roundly rejected by national prosecutors.

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 14:00

Election deniers overwhelmingly failed successful 2022. The radical who bushed them are bracing for 2024

In captious races for the apical statewide offices successful battlegrounds that Trump mislaid successful 2020, voters overwhelmingly rejected candidates who amplified his bogus communicative that the predetermination was stolen from him, oregon marred by Democratic fraud oregon malfeasance, and pledged antidemocratic agendas that would upend the electoral process to guarantee GOP victories.

That question failed to summation immoderate important ground, with victories successful less than 1 successful six races crossed the US successful roles that oversee predetermination administration, including governor, caput of authorities and lawyer wide – roles that volition beryllium captious successful 2024 elections.

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 13:00

ICYMI: GOP megadonor splits with Trump: Time for ‘new procreation of leaders’

An influential blimpish donor volition not enactment Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, a stance that shows conscionable however heavy the fractures wrong the GOP whitethorn tally aft midterm elections, The Independent’s John Bowden reports.

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 12:00

ICYMI: Trump sees ‘no reason’ to get backmost connected Twitter

Appearing implicit video astatine a Republican Jewish Coalition lawsuit successful Las Vegas connected Saturday, the erstwhile president had benignant words for Twitter’s caller proprietor Elon Musk, who ran a Twitter canvass to spot whether Trump should beryllium allowed backmost connected the level that booted him “due to the hazard of further incitement of violence” successful the aftermath of the Capitol attack.

He founded a competing platform, Truth Social, nether his Trump Media & Technology Group aft leaving office.

Mr Trump claimed that his level is doing “phenomenally well” and that “engagement is overmuch amended than it is with Twitter.” “I’ll beryllium staying there,” helium said. “But I perceive we’re getting a large ballot to besides spell backmost connected Twitter. I don’t spot it, due to the fact that I don’t spot immoderate crushed for it.”

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 11:00

Nancy Pelosi makes a subtle excavation astatine Donald Trump successful her enactment farewell speech

Outgoing House talker Nancy Pelosi said she “enjoyed moving with 3 presidents” during her clip successful Congress.

She highlighted her enactment connected investing successful cleanable vigor with President George Bush, passing the Affordable Care Act alongside President Barack Obama, and taking enactment connected infrastructure, wellness care, and the clime situation with President Joe Biden.

One president was notably missing from the lineup.

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 10:00

Hakeem Jeffries officially declares candidacy to win Nancy Pelosi arsenic House Democratic leader

Democratic Caucus seat and New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries was wide expected to marque a tally for Democratic person pursuing Nancy Pelosi’s departure.

He made it officials past week, with enactment elections scheduled for 30 November.

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 09:00

Nancy Pelosi: The astir almighty pistillate successful American politics. Period.

On 17 November, House Spaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she would measurement down from her station arsenic Democratic leader, aft Republicans secured a slim bulk of seats successful the chamber.

The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg looks backmost connected her bequest successful Congress:

Alex Woodward20 November 2022 08:00

Republicans rejoice Trump’s Twitter reinstatement

After the erstwhile president’s relationship connected Twitter was reinstated, Republicans are rejoicing adjacent arsenic Donald Trump has snubbed the societal media platform.

"Welcome back, @realDonaldTrump!" an relationship for Republicans connected the House Judiciary Committee wrote connected Twitter. The legislature panel, which is controlled by Democrats, was liable for launching impeachment proceedings against the erstwhile president.

US Representative, Troy Nehls [R-Texas] shared the quality connected Twitter and wrote: “2023 is going to beryllium great. 2024 volition beryllium better.”

Paul Gosar, a enactment from Arizona besides welcomed Mr Trump backmost to the level and wrote: “He’s back.”

Maroosha Muzaffar20 November 2022 07:14

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