The couple’s lawyer threatens to sue over scathing billboards that were put up by an anti-Trump group, the Lincoln Project. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Presidential Election of 2020”
When Early Voting Starts in NYC and What to Expect
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
From Saturday to Nov. 1, city voters can cast their ballots at their assigned sites. Absentee ballots can also be dropped off at those sites. Source: New York Times
Long Lines as New Yorkers Flood Polling Places for Early Voting
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
At Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center and other sites, people arrived hours before polls opened. This is the first time that early voting has been allowed in New York in a presidential election. Source: New York Times
Why Trump Is Calling New York a Lawless ‘Ghost Town’
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2020
President Trump derided the city at the debate, and has depicted it as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” apparently in an effort to appeal to his base. Source: New York Times
At Debate, Trump Presses Peculiar Hometown Strategy: Attack New York
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2020
President Trump called the city a “ghost town,” and he has often depicted it as a lawless zone, apparently in an effort to appeal to his base. Source: New York Times
An N.Y.C. Enclave Where Trump Flags Fly
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2020
Breezy Point, a private enclave in Queens, is a bastion of Trump supporters in liberal New York City. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Says Trump’s Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
The writer E. Jean Carroll sued the president for defamation after he denied sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Now the government wants to defend him. Source: New York Times
Are Ballot Selfies Legal?
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2020
Showing your ballot to anyone, including your Instagram followers, is against the law in New York and several other states. So … maybe not! Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Finally Interviewed in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
President Trump’s son had sought to postpone a deposition with the New York attorney general’s office until after Election Day. Source: New York Times
White House Is Not Contact Tracing ‘Super-Spreader’ Trump Rose Garden Event
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
Since President Trump’s Covid diagnosis, numerous associates have tested positive, but the White House has not aggressively investigated the outbreak. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Voting Officials Need Money. They Were Told to Go to Zuckerberg.
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2020
Local election boards say they may need up to $50 million to avoid a repeat of the botched primary, so some are seeking, and receiving, grants funded by the Facebook chief executive. Source: New York Times
100,000 New Absentee Ballots Go Out, but N.Y. Voters Are Wary
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2020
The mishap in absentee ballots in Brooklyn raises questions about the ability of the Board of Elections to handle a pandemic-era presidential election. Source: New York Times
Erroneous Absentee Ballots in N.Y.C.: Here’s What We Know
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2020
The Board of Elections executive director blamed a printing company for the problem, concentrated in Brooklyn, that included mismatched names. Source: New York Times
In Brooklyn, Many Absentee Ballots Have Errors, Voters Say
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2020
A printing error has left voters scrambling for answers and could undermine their confidence in the New York City Board of Elections. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Ordered to Testify Before Election Day in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
The president’s son had said he would not give a sworn deposition to the New York attorney general until after the election, but a state judge said he must cooperate sooner. Source: New York Times