那籠罩在川普頭頂的烏雲是否因巴爾的這個四頁概括就從此完全消散,萬事大吉?Not so fast. 該報告的正式公布將會給公眾提供更多,更全面、更準確的信息,屆時川普的所有不當行為都可能會被曝光(曝光程度取決於國會與司法部的博弈結果)。而且,紐約南區法院對川普的競選財務案的調查仍在進行,不能排除川普本人,家人,及高級商業合伙人被起訴的可能性。川普要想避開這一風險,競選連任是個比較好的策略。因為許多聯邦犯罪都只有五年的訴訟時效,一旦他連任成功,就又有了一個金鐘罩。不過,也有一些律師認為,公平起見,這個訴訟時效不應適用於總統。川普就職典禮的資金使用不當是另一個問題。此外,國會近日已正式致函國稅局,要求它們在四月十號前提供川普過去六年的個人及公司納稅記錄。對此,川普迴避回答他是否會公開他的稅表。只是說,議員們得與他的律師談,與總檢察長談。如果國稅局拒絕(非常可能),那國會將會發出傳票,直至法庭上見。這是川普將面臨的另一場戰鬥。
the president’s advisers — including his lawyers, a team at the Republican National Committee, and pro-Trump outside groups — are gearing up to pore over and respond to the report. Trump attorney Jay Sekulow has a team of a half dozen attorneys and staffers in place, each assigned to a particular section of the report in order to be able to push back quickly.Along with Sekulow, Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani — who has recently maintained a relatively low profile— will also play a lead public role in responding to the report, according to a person familiar with the plans.
她沒事的話,要柯米或邁克比願意為她背黑鍋! 柯米還不知道,邁可比是肯定不願背黑鍋的,他在被解僱前就放話了,他如果拿不到退休金被解僱的話,he will bring every down with him, 他說這話還寄希望有人會pull some string to save him, too bad it didn't happen. 還是那句老話, wait and see, it's America, if some break the law soon or late he/she will pay!
TRUMP: "As you know, I got elected last time with this same issue. ... I would love to give them, but I'm not going to do it while I'm under audit." — remarks Wednesday to reporters at the White House.
THE FACTS: Nothing's preventing Trump from releasing his tax returns.
Being under audit is no legal bar to anyone releasing his or her returns.
Asked repeatedly at a House hearing Tuesday whether any regulation prohibited a taxpayer from disclosing returns when under audit, IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig responded "no."
Trump declined to provide his tax information as a candidate in 2016 and as president, something party nominees have traditionally done in the name of the transparency. By withholding his tax returns, Trump has not followed the standard followed by presidents since Richard Nixon started the practice in 1969. During the campaign, Trump said he wanted to release his returns but because he was under a routine audit, "I can't."
After the November midterm elections, Trump claimed at a news conference that the filings are too complex for people to understand.