#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021” The Issue: District Attorney Cy Vance’s indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg. Looks like Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance once again has his finger on the pulse of what keeps city residents up at night — taxation of fringe benefits extended to an employee of former…

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#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy

#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy

“#Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 6 commission is a partisan ploy” The House voted Wednesday to approve Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But by prejudging its conclusions and insisting on picking the majority of members, Pelosi has made the only inquiry that Americans could trust — a truly bipartisan one…

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#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

“#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice” It’s a travesty, not a triumph: Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s long-running investigation (with New York Attorney General Letitia James) into the Trump Organization just produced … indictments for minor offenses that almost never bring criminal charges. But this is Donald Trump (well, his company), so normal…

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#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

“#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic” Donald Trump has long claimed that investigations of him are a partisan “witch hunt.” Manhattan DA Cy Vance seems determined to make Trump’s point for him by indicting the Trump Organization along with its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. The 15-count indictment throws a kitchen…

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#New York attorney a brave devil’s advocate: Devine

#New York attorney a brave devil’s advocate: Devine

“#New York attorney a brave devil’s advocate: Devine” Lawyers haven’t exactly been flocking to defend Trump voters charged in the Capitol riot. It’s an unpopular cause, and likely to lead to an attorney being shunned by colleagues or worse, and the defendants for the most part can’t afford to pay legal fees.  But Joseph McBride…

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#Trump rips ‘woke generals,’ critical race theory in return rally

#Trump rips ‘woke generals,’ critical race theory in return rally

“#Trump rips ‘woke generals,’ critical race theory in return rally” Former President Donald Trump mocked the nation’s “woke generals” and bashed their embrace of critical race theory during his first post-White House rally Saturday in tiny Wellington, Ohio. “The Biden administration issued new rules pushing twisted critical race theory … into our military,” Trump told…

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