New York Post
The ‘billionaire tax’ would hurt those it is supposed to help
California’s next governor won’t be chosen until November, but the debate over a proposed wealth tax is already defining the race.
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Gavin Newsom ‘preparing’ to release long-delayed tax returns amid DOJ probe
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll publicly release long-delayed tax returns amid a Department of Justice probe dealing with his family's finances — though he won't say exactly when.
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WATCH: Judge Releases Police Bodycam Footage of Karmelo Anthony’s Arrest
A judge released evidence in the Karmelo Anthony murder case on Friday. The post WATCH: Judge Releases Police Bodycam Footage of Karmelo Anthony’s Arrest appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Schiff silent on Biden-era Newsom probe report as California AG claims DOJ 'weaponization'
California AG Bonta claims Trump weaponized the DOJ against Gov. Newsom, calling the federal probe political persecution despite California origins.
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The Hill News
DOJ snubs judge’s demand on anti-weaponization fund, cites ‘serious separation of powers concerns’
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday snubbed a federal judge’s demand to swear that a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead, arguing the request raises “serious separation of powers concerns.” Judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the fund last Friday and issued a seven-day deadline for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Associate Attorney…
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New York Post
Union boss behind billionaire tax unloads on Gavin Newsom in rare interview
The chief backer of California's billionaire tax initiative, Dave Regan, launched a blistering attack on Gavin Newsom, accusing the governor of cozying up to billionaires to bankroll a future White House bid.
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Raw Story
Trump DOJ thrashes court's demand to officially declare that 'slush fund' is dead
President Donald Trump's Department of Justice thrashed a federal judge in a new court filing for demanding that DOJ officials and two Trump cabinet secretaries officially declare that Trump's "anti-weaponization" slush fund is officially dead. Last month, the Trump administration announced plans to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay claims from people who allege they were wrongfully prosecuted by the federal government. Several of Trump's allies, including formerly convicted members of the Proud Boys, declared that they would seek restitution from the fund, which sparked significant bipartisan pushback. Political analysts and experts have described the fund as a "slush fund" because the Trump DOJ would have full control over who is eligible for payments, and the legal paperwork establishing the fund states that the federal government bears no responsibility if crimes are committed by people who receive payments. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told the House and Senate judiciary committees that the administration is no longer pursuing the fund, but has refused to put that in writing. On Friday, the Trump DOJ told a judge in the Eastern District of Virginia that it won't abide by a demand to declare the fund dead. The DOJ argued in the filing that multiple Trump administration officials have said the fund is not moving forward, and those past statements should satisfy the court's demand. It also attached a copy of Blanche's testimony to Congress as evidence of its claims. "Such declarations are unnecessary, and the compelled testimony of senior officials from the Executive Branch implicates serious separation of powers concerns," the DOJ wrote in its filing. "Nor is there any basis for the court to compel testimony from the Associate Attorney General and two Cabinet members. The point of Article III limitations on judicial review is to prevent such overreach," it added.
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The New Republic
DOJ Refusing to Release Old Epstein Emails That Could Expose Trump
The Department of Justice claims that it’s released every document that’s required under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. But the agency previously said it collected more than six million pages of material during its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, and it only released around three million. So what’s in the rest of the Epstein files?The DOJ claims that the other three million pages are either duplicates, unrelated to Epstein, or protected by legal privilege. But because of the administration’s lack of transparency in regard to Epstein, many are concerned that something is still being hidden.CBS News analyzed the available files to try to figure out which documents appeared to be missing, and found a number of notable omissions: questionable redactions, missing emails from older accounts, lack of massage scheduling records after 2009, missing prison surveillance footage, and more.Notably, most of the emails in the released files were from an email account created in 2008, around the time Epstein went to jail: jeevacation@gmail.com.But Epstein had other, older email addresses that were mentioned in only a few, highly redacted publicly released files. One missing account, littlestjeff@yahoo.com, was from the early 2000s—the time when Epstein was most in touch with Donald Trump.Trump has repeatedly claimed that he is innocent of all charges when it comes to his connection with Epstein. But, as this analysis by CBS reveals, we may still be missing major pieces of the puzzle.
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Washington Examiner
Newsom rejects scaled-back billionaires tax as ballot fight looms
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Friday that it remains opposed to a proposed tax on California billionaires, even after the labor union backing the measure revised its plan following its qualification for the November ballot. The new initiative, from Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West, would impose a one-time 2% tax on individuals […]
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