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| credit: D. Whamond; Wackydoodle sez: He may be a liar, but he ain't no crook! |
Latest: Prosecutors threw the sink at Alan Weisselberg, yesterday. The now unsealed indictment charges him with 15 counts of financial fraud and tax evasions carrying a total penalty of 80 years in prison for an 'off the books' conspiracy to avoid paying taxes that lasted fifteen years. Journalist David Cay Johnson, who has followed Trump Organization for years, told MSNBC that charging the company with tax evasion indicates a broader intent by prosecutors to hold the company accountable under New York racketeering statutes.If found guilty of violating Article 460, the company could be placed in receivership. It is unclear how the criminal indictment will affect its current business dealings, but it could make credit harder to obtain. Forbes estimates the organization owes about $1 bn, some of which is personally backed by Trump.
Update: It appears from press reports that Allen Weisselberg, financial gatekeeper of the Trump Organization for more than three decades will be charged with financial crimes by the Manhattan District Attorney. Whether the charges will be enough to convince Weisselberg to cut a deal with the prosecution in return for state's evidence against his boss remains to be seen; so far he has rejected prosecution overtures. The criminal investigation is on-going and more charges against the company, but not Trump himself, are expected. Apparently both of Weisselberg's sons received hundreds of thousands of in-kind compensation and company executives were paid bonuses that were not reported on tax returns.
Trump's lawyer called the case "embarrassing" and "much ado about nothing", paraphrasing the Bard. Readers of PNG, aka "the animal channel", who have followed the Don since he descended Trump Tower's escalator to prey upon the "Trumpenvolk" surmise his company was run as a RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization), based in part on his family's historic business ties to the New York mob and more lately, Russian criminal organizations. He effectively used the legal shelter of his presidency however, to blunt investigations of his business dealings and corruption while in office. Pinning criminal wrongdoing on the former guy will be difficult without insider cooperation. This is clear: convicting him of multiple crimes is a one sure way of preventing the fascistic Orange Menace from reoccupying the "bully pulpit" in 2024.
{25.06.21} Even Repugnants in Michigan are forced to distance themselves from the Big Lie that is too absurd to be credible except for those suffering from mental illness or white supremacy syndrome. A GOP state senate committee concluded that the allegations of voter fraud in the state were without merit. A 55 page report comprehensively debunked claims of voter fraud, especially in Antrim County where election poll workers transposed voting numbers before correcting the error. The investigation blamed Repugnant Party "operatives" for the chaos that unfolded at Detroit's election center on Election Day. “The Wayne County Republican Party and other, independent organizations, ought to issue a repudiation of the actions of certain individuals that created a panic and had untrained and unnumbered persons descend on the TCF Center,” the report states. There was no "dumping" of ballots by Wayne County officials, either. A photo allegedly showing a worker dumping ballots circulated on the Internet, but was falsely labeled. The senate report by three Repugnants and one Democrat also exposes lies perpetuated about the vote-counting process in Georgia.
Bonus good news: Rudy Guilliani, formerly "America's Mayor" and top Manhattan federal prosecutor, temporarily lost his license to practice in New York for making false and misleading statements in court perpetuating the Big Lie. In its decision, the New York appellate court said that Giuliani’s actions represented an “immediate threat” to the public and that he had “directly inflamed” the tensions that led to the Capitol riot in January. He is still subject to disciplinary action by the state bar.
Ms. Pelosi, Speaker, announced that a select committee of the House will be formed to investigate the Insurrection of the Sixth of January. This announcement comes after the Party of Sedition refused to participate in a bi-partisan commission to conduct a needed comprehensive investigation into the facts of the Insurrection and its genesis. Why would Repugnants resist such a bi-partisan effort? For one thing, Individual One told them not to participate. The other more significant reason is that a complete investigation of the riot's antecedents will no doubt reveal the regime's deeper involvement beyond a reckless, inflamatory address by the Antichrist who told his minions to go to the Capitol to stop an election.
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