The president has painted New York as an “anarchist jurisdiction,” but his administration’s threats to withhold funds are being dismissed as a politicized campaign tactic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Presidential Election of 2020”
How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2020
The unions’ leadership is mostly white, suburban and Republican, setting it apart from an increasingly diverse police force and the city itself. Source: New York Times
In Steve Bannon Border Wall Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2020
The documents were seized in a case against the president’s former aide, who is accused along with three others of a fraudulent scheme to build a border wall, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Trump Says Crime Is Rampant in N.Y.C. Here Are the Facts.
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
At the Republican National Convention, the president and two other New Yorkers painted a dark picture of the city. The reality is more complex. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
“I am not a Trump supporter,” one of the tenants said, adding that she was furious that her interview with a government official was used for the convention. Source: New York Times
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
A federal judge rejected the president’s argument that a subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns was ‘wildly overbroad.’ Source: New York Times
Trump Is Not Entitled to Details of Tax Returns Inquiry, D.A. Says
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2020
Manhattan prosecutors said in new court filings that the president did not have a right to know why a grand jury demanded his tax records. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Will Hold Mail-in Election in November, Over Trump’s Objections
By Gotham Rex on August 14, 2020
Gov. Philip D. Murphy said all 6.3 million voters in the state would be sent ballots to return either by mail or deposit in secure drop boxes. Source: New York Times
President Trump and his Company Investigated for Possible Fraud, Filing Suggests
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
The office of the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., made the disclosure in a new court filing arguing Mr. Trump’s accountants should turn over his tax returns. Source: New York Times
Why the Botched N.Y.C. Primary Has Become the November Nightmare
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
Nearly six weeks later, two congressional races remain undecided, and officials are trading blame over the mishandling of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots. Source: New York Times
Government Denies Cohen Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he was returned to prison as retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir about President Trump. Source: New York Times
Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records. Source: New York Times
Cyrus Vance Jr., Beat Trump and Weinstein. Why is His Standing Still Shaky?
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has two big recent victories, but still has not said whether he is seeking re-election. Source: New York Times
After Trump’s Supreme Court Loss, D.A. Moves Closer to Getting Tax Records
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
A lower-court judge swiftly scheduled a hearing for next week on the Manhattan prosecutor’s demand to see President Trump’s financial records. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Returned to Federal Custody Over Home-Confinement Rules
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times