A federal judge rejected Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from an investigation surrounding a subpoena for his tax returns from 2011 to the present. It may be the beginning of the end of Trump’s denials on releasing his tax returns. During the 2016 presidential campaign and afterwards, Trump asserted that an IRS audit prevented him from releasing his tax returns. In September 2019, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance subpoenaed eight years of Trump’s tax returns prepared through his accounting firm. A Grand Jury sought the returns to ascertain whether Trump committed any violations of New York law in relation to 2016 hush money repayments stemming from the Stormy Daniels payments by former attorney Michael Cohen. Trump filed a lawsuit to block any actions to obtain his tax records, including the Grand Jury subpoena of his accounting firm and the Trump Organization. Trump’s asserts that as president of the U.S., absolute immunity prevents any criminal investigations … [Read more...] about N.Y. Judge Orders Release of Trump Tax Returns
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Stormy Daniels was no Media Storm
Everyone anticipated that the 60 Minutes interview of Stormy Daniels about her affair with Donald Trump would be a major blowout. I even have friends living in Vancouver, Canada call to say they would be watching. But Stormy’s interview was quite underwhelming by all accounts. Her attorney had stated that she would be a credible witness. Well credibility, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Ms. Daniels’ (not her real name) credibility on her account of meeting with Donald Trump and having unprotected sex with him while in a hotel room on their first meeting, rang true. Her demeanor and tone of voice in speaking sounded as if she were telling the story to a girlfriend—instead of to Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes. I have no doubt that she met Trump in a hotel room, flirted with him, had conversation and ultimately had unprotected sex with him—albeit she said that she was not attracted to him. Her statement that Trump told her she reminded him of his daughter also rang … [Read more...] about Stormy Daniels was no Media Storm
Lawyers Sue Heartless Trump on DACA
The law can be used for good or bad. And when it’s used for good, I have no greater feeling as a lawyer. Today was one of those good days. The District of Columbia joined 15 states to sue the federal government, Donald Trump as President, Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Trump’s decision on ending DACA. Litigation is my life and one that I’m proud of. And I am so proud today that lawyers in New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia took a stand for DACA in fighting for the lives of those young undocumented “Americans” who came here as children before the age of 16 and know no other country except the U.S. The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York alleges that Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA is motivated by ill will; will cause a loss of revenue for these states, lower employment, split up families and … [Read more...] about Lawyers Sue Heartless Trump on DACA