Month: November 2022

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Crime Donald Trump The Trump Organization

‘Three Little Words’ Could Be What Sink The Trump Organization 

The ongoing tax fraud trial in New York brought against the Trump Organization is nearing a conclusion, and it now appears that three words may wind up being what the jury uses to the failed ex-president’s company guilty.

According to the New York Times, the “three little words” are “in behalf of.”

The Trump Organization is accused of having given extravagant perks (apartments, private school tuition) to top executives who never paid taxes on them even though they’re considered income. But did those executives commit the crimes “in behalf of” Trump Org.?

Prosecutors who are arguing the case before Judge Juan Merchan maintain they have presented “ample evidence” that former Trump Org. Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was acting on behalf of the company, which is owned by the Trump family.

The fact that not claiming those fringe benefits lowered the overall tax rate for the Trump Organization (in addition to the employees who took them) is proof, according to prosecutors, that the actions were indeed done in behalf of the corporation, which makes it equally guilty under the law.

Attorneys for the former president’s company, however, disagree, suggesting that the New York law is overly vague.

But Adam S. Kaufmann, a prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for nearly 20 years, says the defense is grasping at straws, noting, “It’s not an issue I recall seeing before.”

If Trump and his company are found guilty, they could face millions of dollars in penalties and fines, and the Trump Organization could also be banned from operating the the state of New York, a move that has been called the “corporate death penalty.”

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Elections Fox News GOP U.S. Senate

Fox Host Mocks Herschel Walker When He Begs For Donations Instead Of Answering Questions

It seems that even Fox News is sick and tired of Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker’s refusal to answer questions, and they’re letting him know it to his face.

Case in point: Walker made an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning and insisted that he wasn’t there to beg for donations the way Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) did when he was seeking reelection.

“I’m going to say this, Brian, I’m not Lindsey Graham, but you’ve got to go to TeamHerschel.com. I want everyone to go to TeamHerschel.com because they’re not going to buy this seat. They can’t win on their policies, so what they’re trying to do right now is buy this seat. Well, they’re not going to buy it. I don’t care where [Sen. Raphael Warnock] is getting his money from.”

Recent fundraising numbers show that Warnock is destroying Walker in the money race, NBC News reports:

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $52.2 million for his re-election between Oct. 20 through Nov. 16, more than doubling the fundraising total of his opponent, Republican Herschel Walker.

Warnock, the top fundraising federal candidate of the 2022 election cycle by a long-shot, spent $39.2 million over the same period, which almost doubled Walker’s spend too. The incumbent closed the period with $29.7 million banked away.

Walker still raised a significant amount over that fundraising period — $20.9 million. His campaign spent $16.5 million and closed with $9.8 million on hand.

Walker also told host Brian Kilmeade:

“I love the Lord Jesus. That’s the reason I got into this race, and we’re going to go out and beat Sen. Warnock because he don’t stand for Georgia.”

Kilmeade wrapped up the interview by telling Walker, “Herschel, best of luck. It’s a sprint to Dec. 6. Thanks so much for joining us.”

Once again, Walker begged for money:

“Thank you. God bless. And TeamHerschel.com. I love you.”

The host ended the interview by telling Walker he sounded just like Graham asking for money:

“Right! You are doing your best Lindsey Graham impression.”

When Graham was up for reelection in 2020, he went on Fox and whined:

“LindseyGraham.com. Help me. They’re killing me, money-wise. Help me. You helped me last week — help me again. LindseyGraham.com.”

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GOP

BUSTED: Lauren Boebert Gets Caught Criticizing Apple – While Using Her iPhone 

It’s not easy being Lauren Boebert. After all, the Colorado Republican congresswoman isn’t really bright enough to use a cell phone, and yet she owns one and uses it to post regularly on social media.

And that’s how Boebert got busted using her iPhone as she was posting a tweet criticizing Apple for daring to suggest the company might remove Twitter from the App Store because extremist content on the social media site has skyrocketed since Elon Musk bought Twitter last month.

As the Washington Post reported Monday:

Elon Musk on Monday went on a tear against Apple, Twitter’s top advertiser, after he said the company threatened to block the social network from its App Store without explanation and mostly had stopped advertising on Twitter.

Apple hasn’t confirmed any plans to pull Twitter, and since Musk is known to fabricate “facts” in order to generate buzz on the site, there’s some doubt as to whether or not there’s an ounce of credibility to his tweet.

But that didn’t stop Boebert from threatening Apple on Twitter, as caught by Ron Filipkowski:

That set off a wave of mockery aimed directly at the Colorado Republican, all of it well-deserved.

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GOP Social Media WTF?!

Marjorie Taylor Greene Humiliates Herself With An Idiotic Question About Public Health And Underwear

Using her recently restored personal Twitter account, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) decided she would prove her massive ignorance of public health, disease, and coronavirus with a posting in which she compared wearing a mask to prevent COVID to donning a pair of underwear in an effort to stop a fart.

Yes, really. She actually tried to equate the two. See for yourself.

“So many people still wearing masks. I just want to ask you. If a pair of underwear, really thick ones, high quality cotton, can’t protect you from a fart, then how will a mask protect you from covid??”

Greene claims to be unvaccinated and has repeatedly railed against the COVID vaccine and mask mandates, even though both have been shown to greatly reduce the risk of contracting the virus and minimizing the symptoms if one does contract COVID.

That was all it took for others on Twitter to mock the Georgia Republican, with many reminding her that she knows as much about medicine, disease, and prevention as a slab of concrete.

https://twitter.com/RaphMikeyTurtle/status/1597417588044464130?s=20&t=YKL2HtoC7eLN_0E0hdlKKQ

 

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Fox News The Biden Administration

WATCH Fox’s Peter Doocy Get Slapped Down By National Security Expert John Kirby 

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy got his head handed to him Monday by National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby (who just so happens to be a retired Navy admiral), when the Fox reporter tried to suggest that President Joe Biden would rather allow oil companies to drill in Venezuela than the United States.

At the daily press briefing, Doocy asked Kirby:

“Why is it President Biden would rather let U.S. companies drill for oil in Venezuela than here in the U.S.?”

Kirby replied:

“That’s not an accurate take.”

Doocy insisted, “Earlier this month, he said no more drilling!”

Once again, Kirby set Doocy straight using facts:

“The president has issued 9,000 permits for drilling on U.S. federal lands. 9,000 being unused. There are plenty of opportunities for oil and gas companies to drill here in the United States.

“Our expectation is that there won’t be a whole lot of oil coming out of there and it will have to be shipped to the United States.”

Still not satisfied, Doocy inquired:

“Does the president think there is some benefit to the climate to drill oil in Venezuela and not here?”

And that’s when Kirby laid a verbal smackdown on Doocy, telling him:

“It has nothing to do with a benefit to the climate. Again, there are 9,000 unused permits here in the United States on federal land that oil and gas companies can and should take advantage of. 9,000! And we’re talking about one there in Venezuela.”

For two years now, Fox has been trying to suggest that Biden won’t allow Big Oil to drill in the United States. But that’s a enormous lie. So now they’re trying to reframe their BS and pretend that the administration would rather see drilling in Venezuela. However, that’s a massive lie, too, and Admiral Kirby let Doocy know he was spouting nonsense.

It’s so much fun watching someone use facts to counter crap.

Here’s the video: