[AMV] #995 Crucial Republican Primaries

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Op zaterdag 21 mei 2022 00:48 schreef MoreDakka het volgende:

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Omdat de Amerikaanse democratie er niet slechter voor staat dan pak 'em beet 10 jaar geleden.

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In a late-night court filing urging a federal judge to maintain the confidentiality of his work for Trump, Eastman provided the clearest insight yet into the blizzard of communications between Trump, his top aides, his campaign lawyers and the army of outside attorneys who were working to help reverse the outcome in a handful of states won by Joe Biden.

The filing also describes the direct role of Trump himself in developing strategy, detailing "two hand-written notes from former President Trump about information that he thought might be useful for the anticipated litigation." Those notes are among the documents Eastman is seeking to shield via attorney-client privilege. Eastman said he would also speak directly with Trump by phone throughout his legal challenges to the election.

Eastman described these contacts and records as part of an effort to prevent the Jan. 6 select committee from accessing 600 emails that describe his efforts to build Trump's legal gambit to reverse the 2020 election outcome -- and, when that failed, urge state legislatures to simply overturn the results themselves. He argues that the documents are protected by attorney-client and attorney work product privileges that Congress has no business probing, even as the panel investigates the circumstances that led a mob of Trump supporters to attack the Capitol.

Eastman is also urging the judge, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter of California, to shield dozens of contacts with state legislators, some of whom he advised to appoint slates of pro-Trump electors, overriding the certified results of the popular vote in their states.

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Exkluzív: Tucker Carlson videóüzenete a CPAC Hungary-nek!

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Orb�n has shown that after winning an election, a leader and his party can dismantle democracy while offering the public a constant cocktail of nationalism and hatred. That, I fear, is what a second Trump term will yield--unless voters reject him in November. The optimistic scenario--for America, as well as Hungary--is if that augurs a broader backlash against a dangerous brand of politics that has failed in the current crisis and offers only a darker future.

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Op zaterdag 21 mei 2022 14:50 schreef Lyrebird het volgende:

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En dit is een langetermijnoplossing, of is dit laten zien dat er iets gedaan wordt?

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Op zaterdag 21 mei 2022 23:41 schreef SnertMetChoco het volgende:

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Maar als de DoJ iemand wil interviewen en daarvoor immuniteit willen geven kan dat zonder dat een stel politici dat interview uitvoeren ... dus nee, dat snap ik nog niet ...

Of naja, nu ik het typ zou het wellicht kunnen betekenen dat een interview met de DoJ dan eerder plaatsgevonden zou moeten hebben en immuniteit gegeven in ruil voor alle medewerking waar dan ook? Lijkt me nogal veel om zomaar even over te speculeren en ook niet zomaar voor de hand te liggen.

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Under federal law, Congress has the power to grant immunity to witnesses who testify at congressional hearings.

If two-thirds of the members of a committee vote to grant it, a request goes to a federal judge, who must issue an order granting immunity: the judge has no choice. The attorney general cannot stop it, though the Justice Department can ask for a delay of up to 20 days.

Once immunity is granted, nothing the witness says can be used in a criminal prosecution. That includes "any information directly or indirectly derived" from the testimony. In a high-profile case, especially when the testimony is televised, it's nearly impossible for a prosecutor to disentangle the testimony from other evidence. So a grant of immunity is, as a practical matter, a show-stopper for prosecutors.

For that reason, congressional staff will typically talk it over with the Justice Department before deciding what to do. And before granting immunity, Congress will insist on knowing what the witness would say, which is usually in the form of a written proffer.

Why the need for immunity? Because without it, a witness can refuse to answer questions citing the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination. Once immunity is granted, the witness can no longer cite the Fifth and must answer.

Congress rarely grants immunity. The last time was 2007, when a Justice Department aide was called to testify about the firings of U.S. attorneys.

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Op zondag 22 mei 2022 05:47 schreef Lyrebird het volgende:

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Als je daarmee iedere keer het hoofd van Biden op TV kunt laten zien “Biden solves baby milk crisis”, dan lijkt me dat vooral een oplossing voor politiek gewin.
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Het marktverstorende effect van WIC (zie mijn links en uitleg over “gratis” babyvoeding die 50% van de ouders in de VS ontvangt) is juist de reden waarom de uitval van slechts een fabriek (!) voor deze crisis heeft gezorgd.

Zoals gezegd, never let a crisis go to waste: een uitgelezen kans voor de Democraten om de overheid nog groter te maken en om nog meer ouders een cadeautje van de overheid (op kosten van de belastingbetaler, euh het gigantische tekort dat nooit afbetaald kan worden) te geven, met als boodschap: stem op ons. Waarom denk je dat wij (ik ben Greencardhouder) drie stimuluschecks hebben gekregen voor Corona? Ik woon niet eens in de VS. Puur cli�ntelisme, passend bij een bananenrepubliek.

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Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as Wic, get vouchers that are redeemed for specific foods to supplement their diets. The vouchers usually can only be used to purchase one brand of infant formula, which encourages the manufacturer to offer big discounts to secure a state’s business.

The bill makes it possible in extenuating circumstances for the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements so that Wic participants can purchase whatever brand is available.

“Now, millions of parents will have an easier time finding the baby formula that they need,” said Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer after the bill was passed.

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You should file a tax return as soon as possible. The IRS will use information on your 2018 or 2019 tax return to determine whether you are entitled to an “economic income payment” and the amount you should receive. If you didn’t file a tax return for 2019, the agency will use your 2018 return.

Eligible taxpayers who filed tax returns for either 2019 or 2018 will automatically receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or $2,400 for married couples. Parents also receive $500 for each qualifying child.

Individual tax filers with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 (up to $150,000 for married couples filing joint returns) will receive the full payment. For filers with income above those amounts, the payment amount is reduced and then phased out for individuals whose income exceeds $99,000 (or $198,000 for joint filers with no children).

“Anyone who has not filed either return should file a return for 2019 as soon as possible, even if they owe no taxes,” said tax policy expert Richard Winchester, a visiting professor at Seton Hall University School of Law. “That will prevent them from being overlooked for these payments.” Also, make sure to include direct-deposit banking information on your return so the IRS knows where to send the check.