Today is the last day to cast a ballot in the presidential election and other races. Aside from safety measures, the process is little changed. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Trump, Donald J”
Turkish Bank Case Showed Erdogan’s Influence With Trump
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
New details of the Justice Department’s handling of the accusations against Halkbank reveal how Turkey’s leader pressured the president, prompting concern from top White House aides. Source: New York Times
Stefanik’s Loyalty to Trump Is Flashpoint in $16 Million N.Y. Race
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
Representative Elise Stefanik’s strenuous defense of the president has enabled her Democratic opponent to raise $5 million. Ms. Stefanik has raised even more. Source: New York Times
Business Partner of Giuliani Associate Is Expected to Plead Guilty
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2020
David Correia was charged with duping investors in a start-up he founded with Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani. Source: New York Times
Justice Dept. Blocked in Bid to Shield Trump From Rape Defamation Suit
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
The Justice Department tried to intervene to represent President Trump against the lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who claims he lied when he denied raping her. Source: New York Times
Fights Erupt During ‘Jews for Trump’ Rally in Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
Seven people were arrested, and protesters screamed at Rudy Giuliani. Separately, a police officer was suspended for voicing support for the president on the job. Source: New York Times
Times Square Billboards With Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Stir Skirmish
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2020
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
Ken Kurson, a Trump Family Ally, is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2020
Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce. 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
Hedge Fund Magnate Is Moving His $41 Billion Firm From N.Y. to Florida
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2020
The firm, Elliott Management, led by Paul Singer, will transfer its headquarters to West Palm Beach, Fla., because of the pandemic. 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
Inspired by Trump, Hasidic Backlash Grows Over Virus Rules
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2020
Orthodox Jewish leaders have seen a growing, raucous faction of young men in the community, tired of pandemic guidelines and resentful of the secular authorities. Source: New York Times
Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump’s Tax Returns, Judges Rule
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
The dispute will now likely head to the Supreme Court for a second time. Source: New York Times