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Former President Donald Trump is once again delaying the release of personal financial information while running for the White House.
On Friday, Federal Election Commission lawyer Lisa Stevenson informed Trump attorney Derek Ross that she was granting his client's request for an additional 45-day extension on his legally required financial disclosure report, according to a letter obtained by Raw Story.
This comes roughly six weeks after the FEC granted Trump an initial extension. Trump will now be required to file his disclosure by March 15, according to the federal agency.
In his letter requesting the extension, Ross said that "while President Trump has made diligent efforts to prepare his report, due to the complexity of his financial holdings, President Trump needs additional time to compile the necessary information and complete the report."
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Trump released financial disclosure forms during his 2016 run for the presidency, and each year during his presidency, as required by federal law. But he famously refused to release his full tax returns that presidential candidates have traditionally released for the last 50 years.
The New York Times eventually obtained copies of Trump's taxes and reported that they showed him routinely hemorrhaging money and paying nothing in taxes due to taking massive losses throughout his business empire during the 1990s and early 2000s. And late last year, a Democratic-led U.S. House committee obtained Trump's tax returns — and released them publicly.
Shortly after Trump made his debut as a reality TV show host on NBC's "The Apprentice," for example, he filed a tax return showing nearly $90 million in losses from his core businesses.
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David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, is expected to meet with Manhattan prosecutors to discuss Donald Trump.
A grand jury was recently empaneled to start hearing evidence against the former president in the Stormy Daniels case, and CNN reported that Pecker will meet this week to discuss his involvement with preventing the pre-election publication of Trump's alleged affair with the porn actress.
Former attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to making hush money payments to Daniels on Trump's behalf, met with Manhattan prosecutors earlier this month.
The developments indicate the long-stalled investigation could be ramping up and possibly result in new charges.
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Pecker allegedly coordinated with Cohen and at least one of member of Trump's 2016 campaign prevent negative stories from being published in a so-called "catch and kill" scheme to pay off mistresses and others.
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RNC pushes for 'strongest' possible abortion restrictions despite voter backlash in 2022
January 30, 2023
Voters across the United States in 2022 rejected Republican-backed efforts to restrict abortion access, in both purple states such as Michigan and even deep-red states such as Kansas.
Despite this, reports Forbes, the Republican National Committee is pushing for GOP candidate to take tough stances on reproductive rights heading into the 2024 elections.
Specifically, the RNC passed a resolution calling on Republicans across the country to "pass the strongest pro-life legislation possible" in their states, including barring abortions for people who are just six weeks pregnant.
The RNC also urged GOP candidates to "go on offense" against Democrats for defending abortion rights, and RNC Committeewoman Tamara Scott called the push to restrict women's access to abortion services as a "key ingredient for GOP victory in 2024."
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As Forbes notes, however, there is strong reason to be skeptical that running on the most strictest restrictions on women's reproductive care will be a good strategy for the GOP.
"60%. That’s the share of Americans who believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to a NPR/Ipsos poll conducted in January," the report notes. "The poll also found a 69% majority of respondents want abortion policy in their state to be decided by voters through ballot measures rather than state legislatures."
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