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Reformers push Dems to adopt sweeping anti-corruption platform in 2020 (Politico) Fix democracy first! “As Democratic presidential candidates swear off super PACs and corporate PAC money, a campaign finance reform group is pushing them to take things a step further by using anti-corruption messages to campaign against President Donald Trump and pledging to make ethics reform an early priority in the White House.
End Citizens United, armed with polling and a track record of success in helping elect Democrats during the 2018 midterm elections, says Democrats shouldn’t hesitate to put an anti-corruption message at the forefront of the eventual general election, according to polling and presentation materials reviewed by POLITICO.”
Cuomo Signs a Bill to Allow Release of Trump’s State Tax Returns (The New York Times) It’s official. “As the battle over President Trump’s federal taxes intensifies in Washington, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York signed a bill on Monday to allow congressional committees to access the president’s state tax returns. The new law requires state tax officials to release the president’s state returns for any “specified and legitimate legislative purpose” on the request of the chair of one of three congressional committees: the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Committee on Taxation.”
Also see: Congressional Dems Don’t Seem Eager For Trump’s New York Tax Returns (HuffPost)
Justice Dept. Seeks to Halt Democrats’ Suit Over Trump’s Profits in Office (The New York Times) Here we go again. “The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency order halting a lawsuit by congressional Democrats that alleges that President Trump has illegally profited from his family business while in office.
In a court filing, the department’s lawyers asserted that Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia had committed a series of “clear and indisputable” legal errors in allowing the lawsuit to proceed. The most glaring of them, the department said, was his decision that members of Congress had legal standing to sue the president.”
Investigation Intensifies Into Top Trump Fund-raiser (The New York Times) Mounting scrutiny. “Federal prosecutors have intensified their wide-ranging federal investigation into Elliott Broidy, a top fund-raiser for President Trump, signaling the Justice Department’s continued interest in questions about foreign influence on the administration. In recent months, federal authorities have searched Mr. Broidy’s Southern California office and subpoenaed records related to him from a onetime business partner and from Mr. Trump’s inaugural committee.“
Also see: Republican Party still has not returned donations from Elliott Broidy (ThinkProgress)
It’s time for the D.C. Council to hold Jack Evans accountable (The Washington Post) No one should be above the law. “If all goes as scheduled, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) will ask D.C. lawmakers at Tuesday’s legislative meeting to approve a measure that would remove council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) as chairman of the Committee on Finance and Revenue. Mendelson will also offer a resolution that authorizes a law firm to conduct an investigation into allegations of conflicts of interest in Evans’s role on the council.”
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ON ECU
RT Adam Smith We polled presidential battlegrounds and "83 percent of swing state voters said that 'cracking down on political corruption' is a top priority, the same share of voters who said 'making health care affordable' was a top priority." https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/09/2020-democrats-reformers-anti-corruption-message
RT Adam Smith Promising to make democracy reform a top priority of your administration will help build trust with voters on every other issue, especially independents. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/09/2020-democrats-reformers-anti-corruption-message
ON TRUMP TAXES
RT Jesse McKinley BREAKING: @NYGovCuomo will sign bill allowing release of @realDonaldTrump's state tax returns TODAY, less than a week after Congress sues for federal returns. https://t.co/dUXZdvuoEx
RT Arthur Delaney Hill Dems are wary of New York's new law granting them access to Trump's state tax information https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-new-york-state-tax-returns
ON EMOLUMENTS
RT Molly Jong-Fast After all the president is just using his government office to make money for his family and himself, if that’s a crime. Oh wait, that’s a crime… https://nyti.ms/2G0hTKS
Justice Dept. Seeks to Halt Democrats’ Suit Over Trump’s Profits in Office https://nyti.ms/2G0hTKS
ON BROIDY
RT Kenneth P. Vogel NEW: Federal prosecutors investigating foreign influence subpoenaed TRUMP's inaugural committee for documents related to NICKIE LUM DAVIS, who worked with ELLIOTT BROIDY to win $64M in Angolan contracts & also on plan to spike @TheJusticeDept's 1MDB probe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/elliott-broidy-trump.html
RT Kenneth P. Vogel While ELLIOTT BROIDY was courting a $64M contract with Angola, he invited Angolan officials to exclusive inauguration events.
In @TheWeekly, we identified one of his invitees, Angola’s intel chief, on the red carpet at TRUMP's candlelight dinner. On @Hulu:
hulu.tv/2XAJ7yD
ON EVANS
RT Colbert I. King It’s time for the D.C. Council to hold Jack Evans accountable - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/08/its-time-dc-council-hold-jack-evans-accountable
RT Andrew Giambrone .@kingc_i: It’s time for the D.C. Council to hold Jack Evans accountable https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/08/its-time-dc-council-hold-jack-evans-accountable
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