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Added on the 09/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Former US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump arrives at a New York court to testify in her father's civil fraud case threatening his real estate empire. IMAGES
The Trump Organization's finances are to be under even closer scrutiny by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. CNN reports the investigation will include the family's 212-acre 'Seven Springs' compound in Westchester County. It's a significant widening of an investigation that began more than a year ago, and also draws closer to President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump. He's the Trump Organization's executive vice president and was directly involved in discussions about the property now under investigation. The criminal investigation poses a significant threat to Trump, his business, and his family as he leaves the White House next week.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized her GOP colleagues who are reportedly reluctant to impeach. Republicans are reporting they fear death threats from Trump's supporters. Ocasio-Cortez argued that many progressives have dealt with death threats for years. She stated it's a "privilege" for GOP members to be facing this danger for the first time. Trump supporters broke into the Capitol building last week violently, causing chaos.
A Wednesday, a violent mob took over the Capitol, leading to five deaths. The destroyed furniture, stole furniture, smeared feces, and desecrated offices. The Washington Post reports Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell never wants to speak to President Donald Trump again. The Kentucky Republican has reportedly been estranged from Trump in recent weeks. He gave a fiery speech on the Senate floor this week rejecting the president's continued claims of voter and election fraud. McConnell made the speech as Congress was gearing up to count the electoral votes in the 2020 election.
Having grudgingly green-lit the peaceful transfer of power, President Donald Trump is now perfectly poised to proceed with a parade of pardons. Trump has already commuted the sentence of his informal adviser Roger Stone. But what about Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is still in home confinement serving out his prison sentence? Even more to the point, what about Trump himself? Trump has repeatedly asked aides about pardons for himself and his family members--and whether he could issue them preemptively. CNN reports the question of self-pardoning may be moot. If Trump faces any criminal charges, they'll be at the state level, not federal. US Presidents are not immune from any state charges.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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