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Flumper wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:12 am
Wut wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:54 am The inclusion in the Republican coronavirus relief plan of $1.75 billion for a new FBI headquarters in Washington, a priority for President Donald Trump, drew bipartisan scorn Tuesday and is all but certain to be scuttled.

Senate GOP leaders and other lawmakers expressed surprise that the allocation ended up in the multipart stimulus package they unveiled Monday. Even some of Trump’s strongest supporters questioned why it was included in legislation that was supposed to be focused on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

“That smells like a kind of strange addition,” Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deflected a question about how the funding was included, but said he wants “all non-Covid provisions out” of a final bill.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who helped negotiate details of the GOP plan, didn’t respond directly when asked whether the administration would fight to keep the money in the package, saying, “I don’t see it standing in the way of a deal.”

Plans to move the FBI from its current location about four blocks from the White House to the Washington suburbs had been in the works since about 2012, but were shelved after Trump took office.

Democrats have accused Trump of trying to keep the bureau’s headquarters at its current site because it occupies a significant chunk of real estate near the Trump International Hotel, and keeping it there would prevent other commercial development in the spot, including competing hotels.
Well, i was assuming you were trying to blame this on Trump, but since your post states that Trump has been against moving it and the Democrats were the ones in favor of moving the FBI, then one would have to guess the democrats included it in the bill. right?
No, not right. In 2012 they started to plan for a move to a new building in the suburbs. When trump became president he canceled that plan. He is now trying to force 2 billion into the next stimulus bill to renovate the current building which happens to be across from his hotel, which would prevent the current building from being sold and perhaps repurposed into competition for his hotel. It being there may also generate hotel usage by visitors to the FBI building.

aside from the questionable motives is his sticking this into the stimulus bill when the democrats were criticized for putting non-stimulus spending in the last bill.

No one wants this money for a renovation of this building, republicans are against it but trump wants it in the bill.
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Wut wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:33 am No one wants this money for a renovation of this building, republicans are against it but trump wants it in the bill.
honestly, i wouldn't worry too much about it. it won't be in the final bill along with none of the $2 trillion in pork that Pelosi put in her bill.

but, back to your question, would the renovation of where they are be cheaper than the democrats plan of building a whole new place?
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Flumper wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:42 am
Wut wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:33 am No one wants this money for a renovation of this building, republicans are against it but trump wants it in the bill.
honestly, i wouldn't worry too much about it. it won't be in the final bill along with none of the $2 trillion in pork that Pelosi put in her bill.

but, back to your question, would the renovation of where they are be cheaper than the democrats plan of building a whole new place?
No clue, get back to me on that. And we'll just ignore another example of self dealing by trump.
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Wut wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:54 am The inclusion in the Republican coronavirus relief plan of $1.75 billion for a new FBI headquarters in Washington, a priority for President Donald Trump, drew bipartisan scorn Tuesday and is all but certain to be scuttled.

Senate GOP leaders and other lawmakers expressed surprise that the allocation ended up in the multipart stimulus package they unveiled Monday. Even some of Trump’s strongest supporters questioned why it was included in legislation that was supposed to be focused on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

“That smells like a kind of strange addition,” Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deflected a question about how the funding was included, but said he wants “all non-Covid provisions out” of a final bill.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who helped negotiate details of the GOP plan, didn’t respond directly when asked whether the administration would fight to keep the money in the package, saying, “I don’t see it standing in the way of a deal.”

Plans to move the FBI from its current location about four blocks from the White House to the Washington suburbs had been in the works since about 2012, but were shelved after Trump took office.

Democrats have accused Trump of trying to keep the bureau’s headquarters at its current site because it occupies a significant chunk of real estate near the Trump International Hotel, and keeping it there would prevent other commercial development in the spot, including competing hotels.
Where was your ire over the pork the dems stuffed in the last one? Like the Kennedy Center?
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You can't see a distinction between a performing arts centre the politicians pushing for funding for receive zero benefit for, and pissing away taxpayer money to prevent competition for your private hotel?
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AnalHamster wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:05 am You can't see a distinction between a performing arts centre the politicians pushing for funding for receive zero benefit for, and pissing away taxpayer money to prevent competition for your private hotel?
A dem said it so it must be true? Like Schiff and his undeniable evidence that never appears? Like Pelosi and her solem occasion celebratory pens?
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Antknot wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:52 am
Wut wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 12:54 am The inclusion in the Republican coronavirus relief plan of $1.75 billion for a new FBI headquarters in Washington, a priority for President Donald Trump, drew bipartisan scorn Tuesday and is all but certain to be scuttled.

Senate GOP leaders and other lawmakers expressed surprise that the allocation ended up in the multipart stimulus package they unveiled Monday. Even some of Trump’s strongest supporters questioned why it was included in legislation that was supposed to be focused on the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

“That smells like a kind of strange addition,” Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell deflected a question about how the funding was included, but said he wants “all non-Covid provisions out” of a final bill.

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who helped negotiate details of the GOP plan, didn’t respond directly when asked whether the administration would fight to keep the money in the package, saying, “I don’t see it standing in the way of a deal.”

Plans to move the FBI from its current location about four blocks from the White House to the Washington suburbs had been in the works since about 2012, but were shelved after Trump took office.

Democrats have accused Trump of trying to keep the bureau’s headquarters at its current site because it occupies a significant chunk of real estate near the Trump International Hotel, and keeping it there would prevent other commercial development in the spot, including competing hotels.
Where was your ire over the pork the dems stuffed in the last one? Like the Kennedy Center?
I don't agree with the Dems doing it either.
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Antknot wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:40 am
AnalHamster wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:05 am You can't see a distinction between a performing arts centre the politicians pushing for funding for receive zero benefit for, and pissing away taxpayer money to prevent competition for your private hotel?
A dem said it so it must be true? Like Schiff and his undeniable evidence that never appears? Like Pelosi and her solem occasion celebratory pens?
Well a trump executive said they didn't want it to be commercially developed for fear of competition, then trump takes office and blocks the plans to do that selecting a more expensive less secure option they cannot rationally defend. That's what triggered the ongoing investigation into whether the obvious happened, which is pretty obvious even before trump tried to ram it into a covid relief bill which even the republicans object to.

But whatever helps you sleep at night buddy.
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AnalHamster wrote: Wed Jul 29, 2020 11:05 am You can't see a distinction between a performing arts centre the politicians pushing for funding for receive zero benefit for, and pissing away taxpayer money to prevent competition for your private hotel?
Do you not understand how eyes work?
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He should've flown that money, in pallets of cash, to the terrorist state of Iran instead, I guess. That's the only thing He could have done with it that would please the democrats.
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It's almost as if they were ... organized.

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It's almost as if they were ... organized.

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Good. More clerks need to be arrested. Do congressshitbirds still get a legal pass?
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More shady fucking politics from the law and order party


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... t-n1235808

Census to stop counting Americans a month early amid growing fears of an undercount
Census Bureau move has raised fears among civil rights groups, researchers and other experts who fear that a significant portion of the population could be left out of the count.
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Holy Fuck. I got, filled out, returned my form within a week of getting it. Then I got another letter reminding me to fill it out.
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Holy Fuck. I got, filled out, returned my form within a week of getting it. Then I got another letter reminding me to fill it out.

When that was that late March?
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California's whining because illegals aren't bein counted.
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If that duplicate post was on purpose ur one clever em effer.
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Charliesheen wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:39 am California's whining because illegals aren't bein counted.
You never read The Constitution
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Stapes wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:03 am More shady fucking politics from the law and order party


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... t-n1235808

Census to stop counting Americans a month early amid growing fears of an undercount
Census Bureau move has raised fears among civil rights groups, researchers and other experts who fear that a significant portion of the population could be left out of the count.
Trump's new Postmaster General is trying to nearly triple the postage rate on election ballots that states mail to voters.

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Election ballots should be postage free.
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DandyDon wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:25 pm
Stapes wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:03 am More shady fucking politics from the law and order party


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... t-n1235808

Census to stop counting Americans a month early amid growing fears of an undercount
Census Bureau move has raised fears among civil rights groups, researchers and other experts who fear that a significant portion of the population could be left out of the count.
Trump's new Postmaster General is trying to nearly triple the postage rate on election ballots that states mail to voters.

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Election ballots should be postage free.

When your only qualification for the job is being a top GOP donor......
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Stapes wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:51 pm
DandyDon wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:25 pm
Stapes wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:03 am More shady fucking politics from the law and order party


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politi ... t-n1235808

Census to stop counting Americans a month early amid growing fears of an undercount
Census Bureau move has raised fears among civil rights groups, researchers and other experts who fear that a significant portion of the population could be left out of the count.
Trump's new Postmaster General is trying to nearly triple the postage rate on election ballots that states mail to voters.

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Election ballots should be postage free.

When your only qualification for the job is being a top GOP donor......
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Judge orders Eric Trump to testify before election in New York attorney general probe of President Trump's company

Eric Trump must testify in response to a subpoena from the New York Attorney General’s office before the presidential election as part of an investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s company improperly valued real estate assets in official statements, a judge ordered Wednesday.

Eric Trump, who is the president’s middle son and a top executive in the Trump Organization, must testify no later than Oct. 7, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled after a hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, where Trump’s lawyers had asked to delay his deposition until after the election.

Engoron noted that, “Mr. Trump cites no authority in support of his request, and at any event, neither petitioner nor this court is bound by timelines of the national election.”

Attorney General Letitia James’s office called the ruling a “major victory.”

“The court’s order today makes clear that no one is above the law, not even an organization or an individual with the name Trump,” James said in a prepared statement.

The attorney general is investigating whether the New York-based Trump Organization improperly inflated the values of several real estate assets on annual financial statements that were used to obtain loans, as well as to get economic and tax benefits related to those properties.

James last month had filed an action with the court seeking Eric Trump’s compliance with the subpoena after she said that he had reneged on an agreement to testify this summer.

James also sought to force compliance with subpoenas seeking documentation and testimony related to several Trump properties. Her office noted Wednesday that the judge’s order will give her access to documents that have been “withheld by the Trump Organization.”

Lawyers for Eric Trump later said that he was willing to be deposed as part of James’s probe of the Trump Organization, but only after the Nov. 3 contest between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Attorneys for the AG’s office argued to the judge earlier Wednesday that Eric Trump has no right to delay a subpoena for his testimony as part of an ongoing investigation.

“We simply can’t delay compliance for another two months,” one of those attorneys, Matthew Colangelo, said during a video conference before Engoron.

“Mr. [Eric] Trump is asking for a further two-month delay ... to the middle of November in response to a subpoena that was served in may and where the parties agreed in early june on a date for his attendance,” Colangelo said.

“Mr. Trump shouldn’t be able to profit from his own dilatory conduct here.”


Engoron later noted, “Mr. Trump now waives any objection to his deposition, but seeks to delay his deposition until after Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.″

“This court finds that application unpersuasive,” Engoron said. “Accordingly, this court hereby orders Eric Trump to appear for his deposition no later than Oct. 7, 2020.”

James, in her statement after the ruling, said, “Justice and the rule of law prevailed today.”

“We will immediately move to ensure that Donald Trump and the Trump Organization comply with the court’s order and submit financial records related to our investigation.”

’Further, Eric Trump will no longer be able to delay his interview and will be sitting down with investigators in my office no later than October 7. To be clear, no entity or individual is allowed to dictate how or when our investigation will proceed or set the parameters of a lawful investigation.”

The Trump Organization did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the judge’s order.

James launched the investigation into the Trump Organization last year after President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen, during testimony to Congress the the president’s annual financial statements inflated the values of Trump’s assets to obtain favorable terms for loans and insurance coverage.

The assets that James is eyeing include Seven Springs Estate, a 212-acre property in Westchester County, New York.

Court filings note that valuations of Seven Springs were used to claim an apparent tax deduction of more than $21 million, based on the donation of a conservation easement on the property.

The Financial Times last year noted that Trump purchased Seven Springs for $7.5 million in 1996, but valued it at more than $290 million in 2012. Forbes magazine in 2014 said that the entire property was worth less than $19.5 million, citing recent property sales and local realtors and assessors.

James’ office also says it is investigating a Trump building at 40 Wall St. in Manhattan, the Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, and the Trump National Golf Club – Los Angeles.

The civil investigation by James is separate from a criminal investigation being conducted by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.

President Trump is fighting a last-ditch legal effort to block a grand jury subpoena issued as part of Vance’s probe, which seeks eight years of Trump’s income tax returns and other financial records from the president’s accountants.

Vance’s office earlier this week said in a federal appeals court filing that the subpoena is more than justified by news reports that have raised the prospect that Trump and his company misstated the values of their business properties at different times.

The filings said that if that is the case, a number of crimes, including ones related to taxes, could have been committed.


https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/23/trump-s ... tion-.html
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Organisation sells ‘Pray for the First family’ merchandise after president’s coronavirus diagnosis

A Republican organisation has been slammed after it began selling merchandise cashing in on Donald and Melania Trump testing positive for coronavirus.

Hours after President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus, and as he was removed from the White House and hospitalised, an organisation linked to his re-election campaign began cashing in on the diagnosis.

Trump Store America by Spalding Group — a company that has worked for Republican campaigns and conservative organisations for decades — alerted its customers that it’s now selling banners and signs that read ‘Stand with President Trump Defeat COVID-19’ and ‘Pray for the First Family’ from $A15 to $A70.

“President Trump leaves it all on the field fighting for us each day, its (sic) time for us to support the First Family in any way we can. We are praying for President Trump and Melania Trump as well as all the patriots working in the White House. We are United to defeat COVID-19!” a section of the site reads.


https://www.news.com.au/finance/busines ... c48c22eb01
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