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January 18, 2021
Banning Trump is already working — Twitter should've done it years ago
Incalculable damage
Eric Boehlert
3 hr ago
snip//
The clear and present danger Trump presented became glaringly obvious following his election loss when he used Twitter to launch a vicious, sustained attack against free and fair elections in this country. Climbing onto his authoritarian throne, Trump thundered about the "stolen" election, and spent months spreading the Big Lie about how his landslide victory was taken from him by "corrupt" Democrats, and even some disloyal Republicans.
Still hiding behind a faux-libertarian ethos of "free speech," Twitter did nothing as the specter of political violence grew. Foolishly positioning itself as a personal outlet for Trump and arguing that because he was President of the United States, Twitter was in no position to police him, the company refused to act in the nation's best interest.
Only after Trump returned to Twitter following the January 6 mob attack and again seemed to incite his followers, did Twitter finally ban him permanently.
Can you imagine the state of the nation if Trump had been allowed to use Twitter over the last 10 days and whipped his followers into an anti-inauguration frenzy, demanding they once again descend on the nation's capital to do battle in the streets to stop Biden's swearing in? The threat posed by Trump's radical followers isn't going away. But we can say the national temperature has dropped since the mob attack. Following Trump’s ban from social media platforms, there have been no bouts of political violence or mass gatherings.
Since Twitter banned Trump, with Facebook, Snapchat and others quickly following, there's been a welcome decline in lies and political misinformation found online. Not only was there a 78 percent drop in election fraud misinformation online, but the amount of discussion around the topic plummeted following Trump's forced exit. "Mentions of the hashtag #FightforTrump, which was widely deployed across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media services in the week before the rally, dropped 95 percent," the Washington Post reported. "#HoldTheLine and the term ‘March for Trump’ also fell more than 95 percent."
Our long national Trump Twitter nightmare is over — several years too late.
Eric Boehlert: Banning Trump is already working -- Twitter should've done it years ago
https://pressrun.media/p/banning-trump-is-already-workingBanning Trump is already working — Twitter should've done it years ago
Incalculable damage
Eric Boehlert
3 hr ago
snip//
The clear and present danger Trump presented became glaringly obvious following his election loss when he used Twitter to launch a vicious, sustained attack against free and fair elections in this country. Climbing onto his authoritarian throne, Trump thundered about the "stolen" election, and spent months spreading the Big Lie about how his landslide victory was taken from him by "corrupt" Democrats, and even some disloyal Republicans.
"I hope Democrats, and even more importantly, the weak and ineffective RINO section of the Republican Party, are looking at the thousands of people pouring into D.C.," Trump tweeted on the eve of the murderous January riot. "They won't stand for a landslide election to be stolen."
Still hiding behind a faux-libertarian ethos of "free speech," Twitter did nothing as the specter of political violence grew. Foolishly positioning itself as a personal outlet for Trump and arguing that because he was President of the United States, Twitter was in no position to police him, the company refused to act in the nation's best interest.
Only after Trump returned to Twitter following the January 6 mob attack and again seemed to incite his followers, did Twitter finally ban him permanently.
Can you imagine the state of the nation if Trump had been allowed to use Twitter over the last 10 days and whipped his followers into an anti-inauguration frenzy, demanding they once again descend on the nation's capital to do battle in the streets to stop Biden's swearing in? The threat posed by Trump's radical followers isn't going away. But we can say the national temperature has dropped since the mob attack. Following Trump’s ban from social media platforms, there have been no bouts of political violence or mass gatherings.
Since Twitter banned Trump, with Facebook, Snapchat and others quickly following, there's been a welcome decline in lies and political misinformation found online. Not only was there a 78 percent drop in election fraud misinformation online, but the amount of discussion around the topic plummeted following Trump's forced exit. "Mentions of the hashtag #FightforTrump, which was widely deployed across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media services in the week before the rally, dropped 95 percent," the Washington Post reported. "#HoldTheLine and the term ‘March for Trump’ also fell more than 95 percent."
Our long national Trump Twitter nightmare is over — several years too late.
January 18, 2021
Mike Pence Has Nowhere to Go
womp womp
https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/18/mike-pence-has-nowhere-to-go/
Mike Pence Has Nowhere to Go
January 18, 2021 at 9:24 am EST By Taegan Goddard
Peter Nicholas: “The vice president’s swift journey from acolyte to outcast was head-spinning. This is someone who would pause after mentioning Donald Trump’s name during an address so that the audience had time to clap—and who would then stand silently at the lectern when it didn’t. Editing Pence’s speeches, aides would cut references to Trump when they didn’t believe there was any reason to mention him. Reviewing the changes, Pence would take his Sharpie and add Trump’s name back in, a former Trump-administration official told me.”
“But Pence will see no reward for his fealty, or for his actions on January 6, when he resisted pressure from Trump to toss out the election results. The springboard to the Oval Office that so many vice presidents have used is gone. Not only has Trump’s base turned on him, but Pence is complicit in the Trump administration’s most egregious actions.”
“But Pence will see no reward for his fealty, or for his actions on January 6, when he resisted pressure from Trump to toss out the election results. The springboard to the Oval Office that so many vice presidents have used is gone. Not only has Trump’s base turned on him, but Pence is complicit in the Trump administration’s most egregious actions.”
January 18, 2021
Biden readies sweeping rollback of Trump-era abortion crackdown
"We have a ton of work to do to undo the harm over the last four years," said Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson.
Jan. 18, 2021, 6:07 AM EST
By Chloe Atkins
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to roll back several of the Trump administration's most restrictive sexual and reproductive health policies, including limits on abortion.
Reproductive rights advocates expect Biden to quickly overturn Trump-era rules, like banning federal funds for foreign and national health organizations that promote and provide abortion and giving employers more freedom to deny free contraceptive coverage for their workers.
snip//
Biden is a devout Roman Catholic, and his position on abortion has evolved throughout his career. Most recently, in 2019, he dropped his long-standing support of the Hyde Amendment, a decades-old policy restricting federal funding for abortions, after having faced mounting criticism. He has also vowed to codify Roe v. Wade and to fight state-level policies limiting access to abortion.
Here are some of the ways Biden has indicated he will restore and improve access to reproductive care:
more...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-readies-sweeping-rollback-trump-era-abortion-crackdown-n1254552?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2Z-bRI82CAs8oKl0iiJuaczGG-dX5sYCB9pMi_2HqhI2Oz70EzToGxBr4
Biden readies sweeping rollback of Trump-era abortion crackdown
Biden readies sweeping rollback of Trump-era abortion crackdown
"We have a ton of work to do to undo the harm over the last four years," said Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson.
Jan. 18, 2021, 6:07 AM EST
By Chloe Atkins
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to roll back several of the Trump administration's most restrictive sexual and reproductive health policies, including limits on abortion.
Reproductive rights advocates expect Biden to quickly overturn Trump-era rules, like banning federal funds for foreign and national health organizations that promote and provide abortion and giving employers more freedom to deny free contraceptive coverage for their workers.
"We have a ton of work to do to undo the harm over the last four years, but knowing we have champions there who understand what needs to happen in the first 100 days is tremendously exciting," said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood.
snip//
Biden is a devout Roman Catholic, and his position on abortion has evolved throughout his career. Most recently, in 2019, he dropped his long-standing support of the Hyde Amendment, a decades-old policy restricting federal funding for abortions, after having faced mounting criticism. He has also vowed to codify Roe v. Wade and to fight state-level policies limiting access to abortion.
Here are some of the ways Biden has indicated he will restore and improve access to reproductive care:
more...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-readies-sweeping-rollback-trump-era-abortion-crackdown-n1254552?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2Z-bRI82CAs8oKl0iiJuaczGG-dX5sYCB9pMi_2HqhI2Oz70EzToGxBr4
January 17, 2021
Posted on Sun, Jan 17th, 2021 by Jason Easley
Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump
Impeachment manager Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) would not discuss specifics but did say that there is a mountain of evidence to convict Trump.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1350907572816130050
Rep. Lieu said on MSNBC, “I’m not going to disclose trial strategy. All I’m going to say is there is a mountain of evidence that the American public saw in broad daylight. With every passing day we get additional videos, additional incriminating statements. And the department of justice when you look at how they are charging people, they use terms like insurrectionists. They’re essentially viewing this case the same way we are and most American people are. This was an armed insurrection, a violent attack on our nation’s capitol to stop congress from formalizing Donald Trump’s defeat and it resulted in multiple deaths.”
The new videos that emerge daily not only help to make the case against Donald Trump but also serve as evidence against others who helped incite the insurrection, like Sen. Ted Cruz.
The evidence is vast, and it starts with Trump telling his supporters to go to the Capitol in a long speech where he claimed to “make his case” that the election was stolen from him.
The vote to convict Trump is likely to pick up more Senate Republican votes than the lone vote on a single article by Sen. Mitt Romney during Trump’s first impeachment.
Republicans have no reason not to convict Trump, and if Mitch McConnell really wants the former president purged from the GOP conviction is more likely to happen.
Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump
https://www.politicususa.com/2021/01/17/ted-lieu-mountain-of-evidence-against-trump.htmlPosted on Sun, Jan 17th, 2021 by Jason Easley
Impeachment Manager Ted Lieu Says They Have A Mountain Of Evidence To Convict Trump
Impeachment manager Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) would not discuss specifics but did say that there is a mountain of evidence to convict Trump.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1350907572816130050
Rep. Lieu said on MSNBC, “I’m not going to disclose trial strategy. All I’m going to say is there is a mountain of evidence that the American public saw in broad daylight. With every passing day we get additional videos, additional incriminating statements. And the department of justice when you look at how they are charging people, they use terms like insurrectionists. They’re essentially viewing this case the same way we are and most American people are. This was an armed insurrection, a violent attack on our nation’s capitol to stop congress from formalizing Donald Trump’s defeat and it resulted in multiple deaths.”
The new videos that emerge daily not only help to make the case against Donald Trump but also serve as evidence against others who helped incite the insurrection, like Sen. Ted Cruz.
The evidence is vast, and it starts with Trump telling his supporters to go to the Capitol in a long speech where he claimed to “make his case” that the election was stolen from him.
The vote to convict Trump is likely to pick up more Senate Republican votes than the lone vote on a single article by Sen. Mitt Romney during Trump’s first impeachment.
Republicans have no reason not to convict Trump, and if Mitch McConnell really wants the former president purged from the GOP conviction is more likely to happen.
January 17, 2021
Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore up
Implications for public record and legal proceedings after administration seized or destroyed papers, notes and other information
Sat 16 Jan 2021 22.24 EST
Last modified on Sat 16 Jan 2021 22.25 EST
The public will not see Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there is growing concern the collection will never be complete – leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
Trump has been cavalier about the law requiring that records be preserved. He has a habit of ripping up documents before tossing them out, forcing White House workers to spend hours taping them back together.
White House staff quickly learned about Trump’s disregard for documents as they witnessed him tearing them up and discarding them. “My director came up to me and said, ‘You have to tape these together,’” said Solomon Lartey, a former White House records analyst.
The first document he taped back together was a letter from Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, about a government shutdown. “They told [Trump] to stop doing it. He didn’t want to stop.”
If Trump looks like a fascist and acts like a fascist, then maybe he is one
Lartey said the White House chief of staff’s office told the president that the documents were considered presidential records and needed to be preserved by law. About 10 records staff ended up on Scotch tape duty, starting with Trump’s first days in the White House through at least mid-2018.
more...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/17/historians-having-to-tape-together-records-that-trump-tore-up
Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore up
Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore up
Implications for public record and legal proceedings after administration seized or destroyed papers, notes and other information
Sat 16 Jan 2021 22.24 EST
Last modified on Sat 16 Jan 2021 22.25 EST
The public will not see Donald Trump’s White House records for years, but there is growing concern the collection will never be complete – leaving a hole in the history of one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies.
Trump has been cavalier about the law requiring that records be preserved. He has a habit of ripping up documents before tossing them out, forcing White House workers to spend hours taping them back together.
White House staff quickly learned about Trump’s disregard for documents as they witnessed him tearing them up and discarding them. “My director came up to me and said, ‘You have to tape these together,’” said Solomon Lartey, a former White House records analyst.
The first document he taped back together was a letter from Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, about a government shutdown. “They told [Trump] to stop doing it. He didn’t want to stop.”
If Trump looks like a fascist and acts like a fascist, then maybe he is one
Lartey said the White House chief of staff’s office told the president that the documents were considered presidential records and needed to be preserved by law. About 10 records staff ended up on Scotch tape duty, starting with Trump’s first days in the White House through at least mid-2018.
more...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/17/historians-having-to-tape-together-records-that-trump-tore-up
January 17, 2021
mean asshole?
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll
Is that an OK sign? A white power symbol? Or just a right-wing troll?
From its adoption first by white nationalists, and then by 4chan trolls intent on ‘triggering the libs,’ the well-known hand signal’s use points to deeper concerns.
Doesn't this symbol
mean asshole?
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll
Is that an OK sign? A white power symbol? Or just a right-wing troll?
From its adoption first by white nationalists, and then by 4chan trolls intent on ‘triggering the libs,’ the well-known hand signal’s use points to deeper concerns.
January 16, 2021
Biden's plan could cut child poverty in half in 2021
Joan McCarter for Daily Kos
Daily Kos Staff
Saturday January 16, 2021 · 10:00 AM EST
Scholars at Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy did a quick analysis of President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief plan, and are enthusiastic, saying the proposal "has the potential to cut child poverty in half."
"We find that a relief package containing enhanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, unemployment benefits, family tax credits, and direct cash payments could cut child poverty in half in 2021," the researchers write. That would mean an estimated 5 million children would rise above the poverty line. The analysts point to these elements of Biden's package as alleviating poverty for families with children:
They add that the additional measures included in Biden's proposal—"an increased minimum wage, child care assistance, rental assistance, and more"—would also reduce poverty for families with children, but only had information available to evaluate the emergency assistance measures above. The tax credit expansion is big for young families, up from $2,000 per child under age 17 currently. Biden wants to make that tax credit fully refundable.
“In the world of people who care about low-income children, this is really big news,” Elaine Maag, principal research associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, told CNBC after the Biden team released his plan Thursday. The National Association of Counties is extremely enthusiastic. "County governments play a critical role in combatting child poverty, partnering with state and federal governments to administer social safety net services and using local dollars to support innovative programs that help children thrive and promote intergenerational economic mobility," they write. They've called on the federal government to cut child poverty in half in 10 years, so the accelerated timeline of Biden's plan—if elements could be made permanent post-pandemic—would be huge.
Biden's plan could cut child poverty in half in 2021
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/16/2009539/-Researchers-Biden-s-economic-relief-plan-could-cut-child-poverty-in-halfBiden's plan could cut child poverty in half in 2021
Joan McCarter for Daily Kos
Daily Kos Staff
Saturday January 16, 2021 · 10:00 AM EST
Scholars at Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy did a quick analysis of President-elect Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion economic relief plan, and are enthusiastic, saying the proposal "has the potential to cut child poverty in half."
"We find that a relief package containing enhanced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, unemployment benefits, family tax credits, and direct cash payments could cut child poverty in half in 2021," the researchers write. That would mean an estimated 5 million children would rise above the poverty line. The analysts point to these elements of Biden's package as alleviating poverty for families with children:
Extension of SNAP benefit increases through the end of 2021
One-time direct payment at a value of $1,400 per eligible adult and child recipient
Extension of current unemployment insurance expansions through September 30, 2021
(with a $400 per week national supplement)
A fully refundable Child Tax Credit valued at $3,000 (ages 6-17) and $3,600 (under 6)
An expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for workers without children
One-time direct payment at a value of $1,400 per eligible adult and child recipient
Extension of current unemployment insurance expansions through September 30, 2021
(with a $400 per week national supplement)
A fully refundable Child Tax Credit valued at $3,000 (ages 6-17) and $3,600 (under 6)
An expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for workers without children
They add that the additional measures included in Biden's proposal—"an increased minimum wage, child care assistance, rental assistance, and more"—would also reduce poverty for families with children, but only had information available to evaluate the emergency assistance measures above. The tax credit expansion is big for young families, up from $2,000 per child under age 17 currently. Biden wants to make that tax credit fully refundable.
“In the world of people who care about low-income children, this is really big news,” Elaine Maag, principal research associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, told CNBC after the Biden team released his plan Thursday. The National Association of Counties is extremely enthusiastic. "County governments play a critical role in combatting child poverty, partnering with state and federal governments to administer social safety net services and using local dollars to support innovative programs that help children thrive and promote intergenerational economic mobility," they write. They've called on the federal government to cut child poverty in half in 10 years, so the accelerated timeline of Biden's plan—if elements could be made permanent post-pandemic—would be huge.
January 16, 2021
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/01/text-messages-capture-heartbreaking-goodbyes-covid-19-victims/
Text messages capture heartbreaking goodbyes of COVID-19 victims
Daughter: “Just wish I could see you in person.” Mother: “I wish that more than anything in the world right now.”
Sisters Dana Cobbs (on left) and Darcey Cobbs-Lomax lost their father and paternal grandmother to COVID-19 last spring, the deaths occurring only a week apart.
By Katie Sanders
Photographs by Celeste Sloman
PUBLISHED January 13, 2021
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 375,000 American families know firsthand the grief of losing a loved one, many in conditions that restrict bedside goodbyes. These circumstances—piled on top of the many unknowns of COVID-19—layer enormous pain, guilt, and grief on top of the already-traumatic process of saying goodbye to someone we love.
“We expect that we’re going to be able to communicate with our loved ones, to be there in times of tragedy,” says clinical psychologist Therese Rando, founder and director of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss in Rhode Island.
The experience of being with someone in their dying moments deeply impacts the way people process trauma, Rando says. What does it mean to say goodbye from a distance—through a hazmat suit, via Zoom, or by text message? Six families that lost relatives to COVID-19 in 2020 share their stories, along with some of the text messages they exchanged in the final days of their loved ones’ lives.
more...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/01/text-messages-capture-heartbreaking-goodbyes-covid-19-victims/
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brianna-keilar-covid-19-text-messages_n_6002aef8c5b6ffcab9649a4f
CNN’s Brianna Keilar Overcome With Emotion Reading Final Texts From COVID-19 Victims
“Each one of these numbers is a story, it is a loved one,” the “Newsroom” host said as the U.S. endures its “deadliest” stage of the coronavirus pandemic so far.
Text messages capture heartbreaking goodbyes of COVID-19 victims
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/01/text-messages-capture-heartbreaking-goodbyes-covid-19-victims/
Text messages capture heartbreaking goodbyes of COVID-19 victims
Daughter: “Just wish I could see you in person.” Mother: “I wish that more than anything in the world right now.”
Sisters Dana Cobbs (on left) and Darcey Cobbs-Lomax lost their father and paternal grandmother to COVID-19 last spring, the deaths occurring only a week apart.
By Katie Sanders
Photographs by Celeste Sloman
PUBLISHED January 13, 2021
Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 375,000 American families know firsthand the grief of losing a loved one, many in conditions that restrict bedside goodbyes. These circumstances—piled on top of the many unknowns of COVID-19—layer enormous pain, guilt, and grief on top of the already-traumatic process of saying goodbye to someone we love.
“We expect that we’re going to be able to communicate with our loved ones, to be there in times of tragedy,” says clinical psychologist Therese Rando, founder and director of the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss in Rhode Island.
The experience of being with someone in their dying moments deeply impacts the way people process trauma, Rando says. What does it mean to say goodbye from a distance—through a hazmat suit, via Zoom, or by text message? Six families that lost relatives to COVID-19 in 2020 share their stories, along with some of the text messages they exchanged in the final days of their loved ones’ lives.
more...
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/01/text-messages-capture-heartbreaking-goodbyes-covid-19-victims/
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/brianna-keilar-covid-19-text-messages_n_6002aef8c5b6ffcab9649a4f
CNN’s Brianna Keilar Overcome With Emotion Reading Final Texts From COVID-19 Victims
“Each one of these numbers is a story, it is a loved one,” the “Newsroom” host said as the U.S. endures its “deadliest” stage of the coronavirus pandemic so far.
January 16, 2021
The Pariah Post-Presidency
womp womp He earned this.
https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/16/the-pariah-post-presidency/
The Pariah Post-Presidency
January 16, 2021 at 7:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard
Dupe:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214938816
January 16, 2021
https://www.politicususa.com/2021/01/15/eric-trump-criminal-investigation.html
Posted on Fri, Jan 15th, 2021 by Jason Easley
Trump Criminal Investigation Expands To Eric Trump
The Manhattan DA’s investigation into potential Trump family financial crimes has expanded to include Eric Trump.
CNN reported:
Prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas within the past two months to town officials seeking documents and communications that officials had with the Trump Organization relating to development plans it considered for the sprawling family property.
Washington, DC law enforcement wants to talk to Donald Trump Jr. about the potentially illegal use of Trump inaugural funds in 2017. The net is tightening around the Trump family. Ivanka Trump is the focus of investigations concerning potential fraud and violations of tax laws.
The Manhattan DA is the most serious publicly known criminal investigation of the Trumps. DA Cyrus Vance is investigating the Trump family for potential bank and loan fraud. Every single member of the Trump family who has worked in the Trump Organization for any amount of time could have exposure to potential criminal liability.
In a matter of days, Trump will not be able to hide behind the presidency anymore, and when he leaves the White House, the clock will be ticking on holding the Trumps accountable for potential crimes.
Trump Criminal Investigation Expands To Eric Trump
https://www.politicususa.com/2021/01/15/eric-trump-criminal-investigation.html
Posted on Fri, Jan 15th, 2021 by Jason Easley
Trump Criminal Investigation Expands To Eric Trump
The Manhattan DA’s investigation into potential Trump family financial crimes has expanded to include Eric Trump.
CNN reported:
Prosecutors’ interest in the 212-acre property called Seven Springs is a significant widening of an investigation that began more than a year ago. It also draws closer to President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, who was directly involved in discussions about the property now under scrutiny, according to court filings.
Prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas within the past two months to town officials seeking documents and communications that officials had with the Trump Organization relating to development plans it considered for the sprawling family property.
Washington, DC law enforcement wants to talk to Donald Trump Jr. about the potentially illegal use of Trump inaugural funds in 2017. The net is tightening around the Trump family. Ivanka Trump is the focus of investigations concerning potential fraud and violations of tax laws.
The Manhattan DA is the most serious publicly known criminal investigation of the Trumps. DA Cyrus Vance is investigating the Trump family for potential bank and loan fraud. Every single member of the Trump family who has worked in the Trump Organization for any amount of time could have exposure to potential criminal liability.
In a matter of days, Trump will not be able to hide behind the presidency anymore, and when he leaves the White House, the clock will be ticking on holding the Trumps accountable for potential crimes.
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