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Images from outside the French headquarters of the US consulting firm McKinsey in Paris, where a search is taking place as part of a preliminary investigation for aggravated tax fraud. IMAGES
Paris (France), Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) The Swiss bank UBS seeks to revoke the judicial decision that imposed a fine of 3,700 million euros for accusations of a wide-ranging tax fraud scheme involving billions of euros.FOOTAGE OF PRE-HEARING APPEAL IN PARIS, FRANCE.
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.
If Joe Biden is elected president, outgoing President Donald Trump is likely to have more days in court than he ever dreamed possible. Lacking his current presidential protections, Trump will face multiple investigations over whether he committed fraud in his businesses--and as an individual. According to CNN, Trump also faces defamation lawsuits sparked by his denials of accusations made by women who have alleged he assaulted them. If Trump wins, he may be able to run out the statute of limitations, which for some crimes in New York state law is five to six years. Or, he could simply continue enjoying the DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel opinion that says a sitting president can't be indicted.
French politician Isabelle Balkany arrives in court for the start of her and her husband's appeal trial for tax fraud. Her husband Patrick, the longtime mayor of Levallois-Perret and a veteran player in right-wing politics, is in prison for money laundering. IMAGES
France's former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac faces a retrial starting Monday after he was handed a three-year jail sentence for tax fraud in one of the biggest scandals of Francois Hollande's presidency. IMAGES
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