April 20, 2018 - Pensito

Trump Tax Law Gave $3.6 Billion to Big Banks Last Quarter

April 20, 2018 Buck Banks

$3.6 billion

An analysis by the Associated Press shows the nation’s six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law.

Cohen’s Fear of Prison Will Make Him Flip on Trump

April 20, 2018 Buck Banks

“He’s not suited to stand up to the rigors of jail life… Michael doesn’t see himself walking down Broadway while people are clamoring, ‘you’re going to be my wife.’”

— Longtime Trump legal adviser Jay Goldberg, telling CNN that he’s thinks Michael Cohen will turn on President Trump and cooperate with federal prosecutors because he’s worried about getting raped in prison.

Pruitt Aides Made $45k Trip to Australia on Government’s Dime

April 20, 2018 Buck Banks

$45,000

“Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, under fire from lawmakers for travel and security expenses, spent about $45,000 in government money to fly five people to Australia to prepare for a planned trip that was later canceled,” Reuters reports. “Two of his aides and three security agents flew to Australia last August on business-class tickets costing roughly $9,000 each to set up meetings for the EPA administrator.”

Dem Super PAC Crushing GOP Counterparts

April 20, 2018 Buck Banks

$22.2 million

Politico reports the Senate Majority PAC raised $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2018, as compared to $13.9 million for the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund and the constellation of affiliated groups. “This is an extraordinarily strong haul for the outside group.”

Recording Surfaces of Trump Conning His Way onto the ‘Forbes 400’ List in 1984

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 Jon Ponder

Hard evidence of an early-career con job by Donald Trump was released today in a story published online behind the Washington Post’s paywall. Here’s coverage from CNBC:

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Democratic Funder Mobilizing Money and Resources to Flip NC Congressional Seats Back to Blue

April 20, 2018 Jon Ponder

Riding the tea-party wave, Republicans took control of North Carolina for the first time since the 1860s, back when the GOP was the liberal party. Anticipating a Blue Wave in 2016, billionaire Tom Steyer is signaling his intent to help Democrats regain control of the Tar Heel state.

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Day: April 20, 2018

Trump Tax Law Gave $3.6 Billion to Big Banks Last Quarter

$3.6 billion

An analysis by the Associated Press shows the nation’s six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law.

Cohen’s Fear of Prison Will Make Him Flip on Trump

“He’s not suited to stand up to the rigors of jail life… Michael doesn’t see himself walking down Broadway while people are clamoring, ‘you’re going to be my wife.’”

— Longtime Trump legal adviser Jay Goldberg, telling CNN that he’s thinks Michael Cohen will turn on President Trump and cooperate with federal prosecutors because he’s worried about getting raped in prison.

Pruitt Aides Made $45k Trip to Australia on Government’s Dime

$45,000

Dem Super PAC Crushing GOP Counterparts

$22.2 million

Politico reports the Senate Majority PAC raised $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2018, as compared to $13.9 million for the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund and the constellation of affiliated groups. “This is an extraordinarily strong haul for the outside group.”

Recording Surfaces of Trump Conning His Way onto the ‘Forbes 400’ List in 1984

Democratic Funder Mobilizing Money and Resources to Flip NC Congressional Seats Back to Blue

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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