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Beachnutt

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October 31, 2022

Prosecutor Says Trump's Company Evaded Taxes on Lavish Perks to Executives

New York Times
“This case is about greed and cheating,” the lead prosecutor, Susan Hoffinger, said, as she accused the former president’s company of taking part in a scheme to avoid paying taxes.
The trial of Donald J. Trump’s family business opened on Monday, with prosecutors accusing the company of running a 15-year scheme to help its executives evade taxes by compensating them with lavish off-the-books perks.
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/31/nyregion/trump-organization-fraud-trial

October 30, 2022

What is the main issue that undecided voters

will use to sway their vote ?
COST TO LIVE, and the rethugs have worked hand in hand with the coorperations to prop up inflation before the midterms.
Most uninformed fence sitter voters have no clue why inflation is high and they have taken the rethug bait.

We've got to educate folks that the wool is being pulled over their eyes by the rethugs.
Rethugs the one percent and coorperations are the real cause of inflation and these three are fighting dirty in order to avoid keeping the Democrat house and senate majority as a super Democrat majority will surely result in forcing them to pay their fair share in taxes and wages..

October 30, 2022

The rethugs are hanging on to trump

until after the midterms because they need his magaloon votes, after the midterms they're going to flush him like used toilet paper and go with Deathsantis.

Anybody else think so ?

October 29, 2022

We should start a nationwide slogan

"PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE AND GO VOTE"
GET OFF THE COUCH AND GO VOTE"

DON'T BOO, VOTE!!

Yard signs etc.. that say this

October 29, 2022

Could this be their ploy ?

Ron DeSatin on trumps turf in NY today campaigning his propaganda ….

Trump is to stupid to know inside Republican Party - Trumps out they want trump indicted as soon as Mid Terms are over.
The rethugs want the fool Trumps Cult to vote for them, then they are going to throw trump out on his head.
MAGA is a bunch of fools being played by the rethugs.

The Flip is on and it’s on Trump

October 28, 2022

GM temporarily suspends advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk takeover

CNBC
– General Motors is suspending its advertising on Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform, the company told CNBC on Friday.

The Detroit automaker, a rival to Musk’s Tesla, said it is suspending advertising as it evaluates Twitter’s new direction. It will continue to utilize the platform to interact with customers but not pay for advertising, GM said.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/28/gm-temporarily-suspends-advertising-on-twitter-following-elon-musk-takeover.html

October 28, 2022

Trump Org. trial jury: 8 men, 4 women, and a few opinions

AP News
It’s taken just three days to seat a jury of 12 people in the tax fraud trial of Donald Trump’s company — surprising even some people involved in the case who thought it would take at least a week to find an impartial panel in heavily Democratic New York City.
Five of the jurors were sworn in Thursday, joining seven who were picked Tuesday. Six alternates still need to be seated. That process is beginning anew Thursday and Friday with a second pool of potential jurors, but lawyers say they’re on track for opening statements on Monday.

The eight men and four women selected so far emerged from an exacting process, including a 32-part questionnaire and one-on-one questioning, designed to sift out candidates with immutable opinions about the Republican former president and his company, the Trump Organization.
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https://apnews.com/article/business-new-york-city-donald-trump-fbd6c299aa898862a018b525d07bcede

October 28, 2022

Quick Question:

If I go to a poll or dropbox and feel intimidated by a group or an individual with rifles or tactical gear on or just a group near the dropbox and I get their license plate number and pictures of them and the area do I have grounds to sue them for violating my right to vote or voter intimidation ?

October 25, 2022

Prosecutor says star witness may be 'reluctant' in Trump company trial

Reuters
A prosecutor in the tax fraud trial of Donald Trump's company told prospective jurors on Tuesday the government's star witness - a longtime Trump Organization executive - may be "reluctant" to answer questions, while some jury candidates were dismissed after expressing contempt for the former U.S. president.

"I can't deny that I really, really don't like Trump. Yes, I hate him," said one prospective juror - a woman who Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial, later dismissed on the second day of jury selection in a New York state court.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers on Tuesday made progress toward picking a 12-member jury, with seven people selected by early afternoon. The two sides questioned prospective jurors about topics ranging from their opinions about Trump to their views on taxation.

Lawyers for the Trump Organization pressed prospective jurors - all residents of heavily Democratic Manhattan - about whether their views on the Republican former president would affect their ability to decide the case fairly and impartially.

One prospective juror said she did not vote for Trump and "would have gone with some different Supreme Court justices," but affirmed that she could remain fair and impartial. She was picked as a juror.
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https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-company-loses-bid-toss-initial-jury-pool-criminal-trial-2022-10-25/

October 25, 2022

Trump Organization ready to call ex-CFO a liar as tax fraud trial begins

Reuters
Jury selection began on Monday in the tax fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump's company, with the Trump Organization ready to accuse its longtime chief financial officer of lying in a criminal case in which it is accused of awarding "off the books" benefits to some senior executives.
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https://www.reuters.com/legal/jury-selection-set-begin-trump-companys-criminal-tax-trial-2022-10-24/

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