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December 14, 2021
Without judging the merits, why is Student Debt Relief a civil rights issue?
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/1470770918397984771
December 14, 2021
Um, the House Chair just postponed the vote on the Meadows contempt citation...
...and they switched to debate on an Islamophobia resolution.
December 14, 2021
Debate on Mark Meadows contempt citation is now closing; vote coming up.
December 14, 2021
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/14/trump-tax-returns-legal-524235
Judge scraps Trump lawsuit to shield tax returns from Congress
Source: Politico
A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trumps bid to block congressional Democrats from obtaining his tax returns.
Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee to federal District Court in D.C., said Trump was wrong on the law and that Congress is due great deference in its inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome, McFadden wrote in a 45-page ruling. The Court will therefore dismiss this case.
McFadden stayed the impact of his ruling for 14 days to allow Trump to appeal the ruling to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee to federal District Court in D.C., said Trump was wrong on the law and that Congress is due great deference in its inquiries. Even the special solicitude accorded former Presidents does not alter the outcome, McFadden wrote in a 45-page ruling. The Court will therefore dismiss this case.
McFadden stayed the impact of his ruling for 14 days to allow Trump to appeal the ruling to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/14/trump-tax-returns-legal-524235
December 14, 2021
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-bender-rosemary-vrablic-trump-grand-jury/2021/12/14/0e72c804-5c5e-11ec-8665-aed48580f911_story.html
But, I was told his guilt was so obvious he should have been indicted already.
Perhaps criminal justice in real life takes longer than it does on TV.
Trump's longtime accountant testifies to N.Y. grand jury in criminal probe
Source: Washington Post
A longtime accountant for former president Donald Trump who helped prepare Trumps taxes and the financial statements he used to woo lenders testified recently before a New York grand jury investigating Trumps financial practices, according to two people familiar with that investigation.
Accountant Donald Bender, of the firm Mazars, appeared before a grand jury that was impaneled this fall by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D) to weigh potential crimal charges, the people said.
In addition, in recent weeks prosecutors have interviewed Rosemary Vrablic, a former managing director at Deutsche Bank who arranged hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to Trump, according to people familiar with the investigation. Vrablics interview was not before the grand jury. Instead, one person said, prosecutors pressed Vrablic about Trumps role in dealings with the bank.
The people who described these interviews declined to be named, in order to describe an ongoing investigation.
Accountant Donald Bender, of the firm Mazars, appeared before a grand jury that was impaneled this fall by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D) to weigh potential crimal charges, the people said.
In addition, in recent weeks prosecutors have interviewed Rosemary Vrablic, a former managing director at Deutsche Bank who arranged hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to Trump, according to people familiar with the investigation. Vrablics interview was not before the grand jury. Instead, one person said, prosecutors pressed Vrablic about Trumps role in dealings with the bank.
The people who described these interviews declined to be named, in order to describe an ongoing investigation.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-bender-rosemary-vrablic-trump-grand-jury/2021/12/14/0e72c804-5c5e-11ec-8665-aed48580f911_story.html
But, I was told his guilt was so obvious he should have been indicted already.
Perhaps criminal justice in real life takes longer than it does on TV.
December 14, 2021
House Debate on Mark Meadows contempt citation stalls...
Rep Jim Banks objects to comment about him by Steny Hoyer; wants them "taken down" (removed from the record).
December 14, 2021
House Debate begins on Mark Meadows Contempt Citation (4:14 PM)
https://live.house.gov
December 14, 2021
The House is now voting on the Debate Rule for the Mark Meadows contempt citation
Debate will begin immediately afterwards.
December 14, 2021
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/585697-half-in-new-poll-say-it-should-be-illegal-to-deny-service-employment-to
Half in new poll say it should be illegal to deny service, employment to unvaccinated
Source: The Hill
Half of Americans believe it should be illegal for companies to deny service or employment to those who are unvaccinated, according to a new Axios-Ipsos poll.
Overall, the poll shows that 51 percent of those surveyed believe it should be illegal to deny service or employment, a view held by 55 percent of Republicans and 46 percent of Democrats.
The most significant factor in where people stood on the issue was education, as opposed to race, gender or party affiliation, noted Axios.
While 58 percent of people with a high school degree or less agreed that it should be illegal to deny service to the unvaccinated, 44 percent of people with a bachelor's degree or higher said the same.
Overall, the poll shows that 51 percent of those surveyed believe it should be illegal to deny service or employment, a view held by 55 percent of Republicans and 46 percent of Democrats.
The most significant factor in where people stood on the issue was education, as opposed to race, gender or party affiliation, noted Axios.
While 58 percent of people with a high school degree or less agreed that it should be illegal to deny service to the unvaccinated, 44 percent of people with a bachelor's degree or higher said the same.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/585697-half-in-new-poll-say-it-should-be-illegal-to-deny-service-employment-to
December 14, 2021
Read more: https://www.axios.com/hoyer-pushes-to-limit-firearms-in-capitol-after-gun-arrest-02ad4832-65a1-44ba-a13a-c0aad7c76b23.html
Hoyer pushes to limit firearms in Capitol after gun arrest
Source: Axios
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday asked the Capitol's top security officials for a briefing clarifying rules around lawmakers carrying firearms in the Capitol complex.
Why it matters: The request comes at the close of a tense and violent year for Congress, which was most recently rocked by last week's arrest of an aide who allegedly carried an unlicensed handgun into a House office building.
The Capitol Police said Friday it took 12 minutes to track down and arrest the staffer after officers spotted an image of the gun on an X-ray screen.
What they're saying: Hoyer sent a letter to the four members of the Capitol Police board requesting they clarify for lawmakers the rules about them carrying firearms in their offices, as well as committee rooms and other parts of the Capitol.
Why it matters: The request comes at the close of a tense and violent year for Congress, which was most recently rocked by last week's arrest of an aide who allegedly carried an unlicensed handgun into a House office building.
The Capitol Police said Friday it took 12 minutes to track down and arrest the staffer after officers spotted an image of the gun on an X-ray screen.
What they're saying: Hoyer sent a letter to the four members of the Capitol Police board requesting they clarify for lawmakers the rules about them carrying firearms in their offices, as well as committee rooms and other parts of the Capitol.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/hoyer-pushes-to-limit-firearms-in-capitol-after-gun-arrest-02ad4832-65a1-44ba-a13a-c0aad7c76b23.html
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