Жернова правосудия

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Журналист David Fahrenthold из Washington Post получил в прошлом году Пулитцеровскую премию за выдающееся расследование Trump Foundation - липового фонда, в который Трамп давно перестал вкладывать свои деньги, при этом использовал его для нелегальных расходов и для симулирования благотворительности. Расследование принесло яркие иллюстрации как вольного обращения с законом, так и социопатического отсутствия эмпатии.

For as long as he has been rich and famous, Donald Trump has also wanted people to believe he is generous. He spent years constructing an image as a philanthropist by appearing at charity events and by making very public — even nationally televised — promises to give his own money away.
It was, in large part, a facade. A months-long investigation by The Washington Post has not been able to verify many of Trump’s boasts about his philanthropy.
Instead, throughout his life in the spotlight, whether as a businessman, television star or presidential candidate, The Post found that Trump had sought credit for charity he had not given — or had claimed other people’s giving as his own.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-boasts-of-his-philanthropy-but-his-giving-falls-short-of-his-words/2016/10/29/b3c03106-9ac7-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html

I've now called 313 charities in my search for proof @realDonaldTrump gives his own money away. Not much luck lately pic.twitter.com/2ZelpZu48b

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) September 2, 2016

Премию выдали с формулировкой "For persistent reporting that created a model for transparent journalism in political campaign coverage while casting doubt on Donald Trump’s assertions of generosity toward charities".
http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/david-fahrenthold

Ныне история Trump Foundation подошла к логическому концу - в день рождения Трампа генеральный прокурор штата Нью-Йорк предъявила серьезные обвинения.

Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today announced a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, and its directors, Donald J. Trump (“Mr. Trump”), Donald J. Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. The petition filed today alleges a pattern of persistent illegal conduct, occurring over more than a decade, that includes extensive unlawful political coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing transactions to benefit Mr. Trump’s personal and business interests, and violations of basic legal obligations for non-profit foundations. The Attorney General initiated a special proceeding to dissolve the Trump Foundation under court supervision and obtain restitution of $2.8 million and additional penalties. The AG’s lawsuit also seeks a ban from future service as a director of a New York not-for-profit of 10 years for Mr. Trump and one year for each of the Foundation’s other board members, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. The Attorney General also sent referral letters today to the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Election Commission, identifying possible violations of federal law for further investigation and legal action by those federal agencies.
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/attorney-general-underwood-announces-lawsuit-against-donald-j-trump-foundation-and-its

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Инспекция

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Майкл Горовиц, генеральный инспектор Минюста - профессионал безупречной репутации. Это подтверждает опубликованный вчера отчет на 500 страниц о расследовании действий ФБР во время расследования почтового сервера Клинтон. Расследование проводилось с января 2017.
https://www.justice.gov/file/1071991/download

Некоторые выводы:

1. Горовиц заключил, что расследование ФБР проводилось по правилам и в соответсвии с законом, включая решение не выдвигать никаких обвинений против Клинтон:

We analyzed the Department’s declination decision according to the same analytical standard that we applied to other decisions made during the investigation. We did not substitute the OIG’s judgment for the judgments made by the Department, but rather sought to determine whether the decision was based on improper considerations, including political bias. We found no evidence that the conclusions by the prosecutors were affected by bias or other improper considerations; rather, we determined that they were based on the prosecutors’ assessment of the facts, the law, and past Department practice.

But my emails. https://t.co/G7TIWDEG0p

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 14, 2018

Вишенкой на торте - сообщение о том, что Коми и другие в нарушение служебных инструкций пользовались личным емайлом для удобства.



Но крики "lock her up" это вряд ли остановит. Недавно эти крики раздавались на праздновании победы Кори Стюарта, откровенно расистского кандидата, который выиграл номинацию от республиканцев в сенаторы от Виргинии.

Stewart was quick to make clear that he plans to run this race in the manner and style of his political hero, down to his hand gestures. “Virginia can choose to continue with the prosperity and the progress of America under President Trump,” he said, “or it can choose the past, with everything we know that has failed — and that’s Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine.”
Which prompted the crowd to erupt in chants of “Lock her up!” Stewart smiled slyly, then replied: “That might just happen, by the way. And Timmy, too. Oh, we’re gonna have a lot of fun between now and November, folks.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-voters-go-to-the-polls-to-nominate-rep-comstock-challenger-gop-senate-hopeful/2018/06/11/b7c89e4e-6da4-11e8-bf86-a2351b5ece99_story.html

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