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Trump’s company ‘cheated’ tax authorities, prosecutor says at trial

1 Nov 2022

By Karen Freifeld and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s real estate company cheated tax authorities for 15 years, a prosecutor said on Monday in her opening statement in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial, while defense lawyers countered that the company’s longtime chief financial officer had acted for his own …

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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block lawmakers from obtaining tax returns

31 Oct 2022

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to his tax returns for reasons he claims are politically motivated. Trump filed an emergency request to put on hold a lower court …

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U.S. Justice Dept backs voter intimidation lawsuit in Arizona

31 Oct 2022

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice expressed support on Monday for a lawsuit filed by voting rights organizations in Arizona, which alleges that groups monitoring ballot drop boxes in the state are engaging in illegal voter intimidation. The Justice Department said that, while poll watching has a legitimate role in …

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Obama brings Democratic star power to key Georgia U.S. Senate race

29 Oct 2022

By James Oliphant ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections. Obama, a two-term Democrat who left office in 2017, stumped in Atlanta for Senator Raphael …

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Former Capitol Police officer convicted of obstruction in Jan. 6 investigation

29 Oct 2022

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was convicted on Friday of obstructing an FBI investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by deleting Facebook messages he sent to a rioter afterward, federal prosecutors said. A jury found Michael Riley, 51, guilty of a single count of obstruction of …

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Jury selection concludes in Trump company’s tax fraud trial

28 Oct 2022

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The judge in the criminal trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s real estate company on charges of tax fraud set opening statements for Monday after the conclusion of jury selection on Friday with six alternates named to the panel. The Manhattan district attorney’s office last year charged the …

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Pennsylvania Democrats try to do damage control after shaky Fetterman debate

28 Oct 2022

By Jarrett Renshaw HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Democrats tried to do damage control on John Fetterman’s U.S. Senate campaign on Wednesday, the morning after a shaky debate performance against Republican TV doctor Mehmet Oz that showed the struggle Fetterman faces in recovering from a May stroke. The lieutenant governor, whose campaign acknowledged ahead of …

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House Democrats rush to defend record on crime as U.S. midterms loom

28 Oct 2022

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Seeking to stem expected losses in the midterm elections, almost a dozen Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have in the past week rolled out or seen supporters launch ads trying to bolster their positions on crime. At least 11 Democrats in competitive House races from Virginia to Oregon …

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Analysis-How Congress might look for Biden post midterms: The good, bad, and the ugly

27 Oct 2022

By Jeff Mason, Richard Cowan and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The midterm elections in the United States on Nov. 8 will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control each house of Congress, and the results will have a profound impact on the next two years of President Joe Biden’s White House tenure. Here’s what could …

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