House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) is doubling down on his backing of Republican Rep. George Santos (New York), even as other Republican officials call for Santos’s resignation and legal and political problems pile up for the freshman representative and seemingly inveterate liar. McCarthy, who has stood by Santos for weeks, even as Santos has admitted to fabricating huge swaths of his… Source Source / Read More: McCarthy Says “It’s Not My Role” to Remove George Santos Despite Rampant Lies
Corruption
Trump Organization Hit With Maximum Fine of $1.6 Million for Tax Evasion Scheme
Former President Donald Trump’s company was handed a $1.6 million fine by a judge on Friday as a result of the 17 convicted felonies committed by the Trump Organization as part of its 15-year tax fraud scheme — the maximum penalty that can be handed down for such a crime in New York, but one that amounts to pocket change for the multibillion dollar company. A New York State Supreme Court judge… Source Source / Read More: Trump Organization Hit With Maximum Fine of $1.6 Million for Tax Evasion Scheme
Watchdog Calls for Investigation Into IRS Over Repeated Failure to Audit Trump
A government watchdog group has filed a complaint calling for an investigation into the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after the long-awaited release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns revealed that the agency had failed to conduct a full presidential audit of Trump while he was in office. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) wrote in a complaint filed this week… Source Source / Read More: Watchdog Calls for Investigation Into IRS Over Repeated Failure to Audit Trump
“A Total Fraud”: Democrats File an Ethics Complaint Against George Santos
Rep. George Santos (New York) is facing several government investigations and an increasing number of legal complaints, including the first one filed in Congress on Tuesday. Two House Democrats have filed an official complaint against Santos with the House Committee on Ethics, asking the committee to investigate him for potential violations of campaign finance laws in relation to his $705,000… Source Source / Read More: “A Total Fraud”: Democrats File an Ethics Complaint Against George Santos
Tanzania: President Hassan lifts the blanket ban on political assemblies
Responding to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s announcement that she is lifting the punitive political rallies blanket ban imposed on opposition political parties, Amnesty International Regional Researcher for Tanzania and Uganda, Roland Ebole said: “Though the ban should never have been made in the first place, we applaud the Tanzanian government’s decision to lift the blanket […] The post Tanzania: President Hassan lifts the blanket ban on political assemblies appeared first on Amnesty International.
GOP Representative-Elect Santos Admits He Lied About College, Work History
Republican U.S. Representative-elect George Santos has admitted that he told numerous lies about his résumé on the campaign trail amid calls for him to resign after reporters uncovered the lies in an explosive investigation last week. On Monday, Santos, elected to represent New York’s 3rd congressional district in November, told the New York Post that he “embellished” his professional background… Source Source / Read More: GOP Representative-Elect Santos Admits He Lied About College, Work History
Conway Advocated for Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Picks After They Struck Business Deal
Explosive new reporting reveals that former senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway appears to have reached a business agreement with prominent conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo in 2017 — an agreement that apparently paid off in spades for the activist when Conway advocated for President Donald Trump to nominate Supreme Court justices backed by Leo. Politico reported on Tuesday that… Source Source / Read More: Conway Advocated for Leonard Leo’s Supreme Court Picks After They Struck Business Deal
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