Donald Trump's 1st criminal trial confirmed for next month in New York
Jury selection set to begin March 25 in case involving business records, hush money allegations
Donald Trump's trial on charges he falsified business records to hide secret payments to three individuals ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a judge ruled Thursday.
Trump, who was in the courtroom in New York on Thursday, pleaded not guilty last April to 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to bury stories about extramarital affairs.
Payments were made to two women, porn actor Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, as well as to a Trump Tower doorman who claimed to have a story about Trump having a child out of wedlock.
Trump, who is the leading candidate to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, says he didn't have any of the alleged sexual encounters with the two women.
Trump's lawyer at the time, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 US and arranged for the publisher of the National Enquirer supermarket tabloid to pay McDougal $150,000 in a practice known as "catch-and-kill."
Trump's company then paid Cohen $420,000 and logged the payments as legal expenses, not reimbursements, prosecutors said.
WATCH l Michael Cohen details hush money payments (from 2018):
Duration 3:50
In
an interview with ABC television, Michael Cohen said despite denials,
Donald Trump most certainly knew about, and directed, payoffs made to
two women during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
Trump's legal team has argued that no crime was committed in the case brought by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg.
But the case will proceed and make history, as it's the first time a former president has faced a criminal proceeding.
Trial to collide with primary schedule
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan's ruling on Thursday, which rejected requests for a delay from the former president's defence lawyers, took advantage of a delay in a separate federal prosecution in Washington charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That case had a March 4 trial date pencilled in, but that was put on hold pending the outcome of an appeal from Trump.
Over the past year, Trump has lashed out at Merchan as a "Trump-hating judge," asked him to step down from the case and sought to move the case from state court to federal court, all to no avail. Merchan has acknowledged making several small donations to Democrats, including $15 to Trump's rival Joe Biden, but said he's certain of his "ability to be fair and impartial."
The trial is expected to last up to six weeks, the judge said. The charges are punishable by up to four years in prison, although there is no guarantee that a conviction would result in prison time.
Assuming the New York case remains on schedule, it will open just weeks after the Super Tuesday primary elections on March 5, colliding on the political calendar with a time period in which Trump will be looking to mathematically sew up the Republican race.
His attorneys cited that schedule in vigorously objecting to the March trial date.
WATCH l Trump's 4 criminal trials, explained:
Former
U.S. president Donald Trump is facing criminal charges for the fourth
time, after a Georgia grand jury issued a sweeping indictment accusing
him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden and of
running a ‘criminal enterprise.’ Andrew Chang explains all of the
charges, and why the latest are so significant.
"It is completely election interference to say 'you are going to sit in this courtroom in Manhattan,' when there is no reason," said defence lawyer Todd Blanche. "What about his rights?"
Speaking to reporters in a courthouse hallway, Trump made a similar case, asserting to reporters that the case was being brought to hurt him politically and would interfere with his campaigning.
"How can you run for election if you're sitting in a courthouse in Manhattan all day long? I'm supposed to be in South Carolina now," said Trump.
The New York investigation predates Trump's November 2022 announcement that he was running for president again. The case has its roots spanning back to Trump's first term as president, under Bragg predecessor Cyrus Vance Jr.
Trump, without providing evidence, has characterized the probes from Bragg and Vance, both Democrats, as being politically motivated.
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Other trial dates not set in stone
The former president faces 91 criminal charges over four criminal indictments, but it is unclear when the other trials will take place.
Trump faces a four-count criminal indictment alleging he conspired to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Biden's 2020 election victory. The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in soon on an immunity issue Trump has raised, which was rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. The top court could consider the case or decline to, in which case the district court judge in D.C. would shortly thereafter set a trial date.
Trump also faces a scheduled May 20 trial in Florida on allegations he unlawfully retained government documents after leaving the presidency in early 2021, but the pace of pre-trial rulings and hearings has called into question whether that start date will be kept.
He is also the defendant in a 13-count indictment that details alleged acts he undertook to reverse his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. A date has yet to be set for that trial, and a two-day hearing was underway on Thursday, looking into misconduct allegations levelled at the district attorney overseeing the case.
Trump is also awaiting a decision, possibly as early as Friday, in a New York civil fraud case that threatens to upend his real estate empire.
If the judge rules against Trump, who is accused of inflating his wealth to defraud banks, insurers and others, he could be on the hook for millions of dollars in penalties, among other sanctions.
With files from CBC News
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http://davidraymondamos3. Thursday 15 February 2024 Donald Trump's 1st criminal trial confirmed for next month in New York https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ Donald Trump's 1st criminal trial confirmed for next month in New York Jury selection set to begin March 25 in case involving business records, hush money allegations The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 11:53 AM AST http://davidraymondamos3. Tuesday 14 February 2017 RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" <fin.minfinance-financemin. Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:52:33 +0000 Subject: RE: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? 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https://www.cbc.ca/news/ 1.6 million Canadian banking records shared with IRS CRA now transferring 600,000 banking records per year under controversial information sharing agreement Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 23, 2019 4:00 AM ET The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has received information on 1.6 million Canadian bank accounts over four years from the Canada Revenue Agency. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press) The Canadian government has shared more than 1.6 million Canadian banking records with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service since the start of a controversial information-sharing agreement in 2014, CBC News has learned. In 2016 and again in 2017, the Canada Revenue Agency provided the IRS with information on 600,000 Canadian bank accounts each year. That's a sharp increase from the 300,000 records shared in 2015 and the 150,000 records shared in 2014, the year the sharing began. However, that doesn't necessarily correspond to the number of people affected. Some people may have more than one bank account, while some joint accounts could have more than one account holder — including people who don't hold U.S. citizenship. Among the items of Canadian bank account information being shared with the U.S. are the names and addresses of account holders, account numbers, account balances or values, and information about certain payments such as interest, dividends, other income and proceeds of disposition. The information transfer is the result of a controversial information sharing agreement between Canada and the U.S. negotiated in the wake of the American government's adoption of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The act, adopted in a bid to curb offshore tax evasion, obliges foreign financial institutions to report information about accounts held by people who could be subject to U.S. taxes. The Canadian government argued that negotiating the information-sharing agreement would be better than forcing Canadian banks to deal directly with the IRS. Under the agreement, Canadian financial institutions send information on accounts held by clients with U.S. indicia (such as the account-holder being born in the United States) to the CRA; once a year, the CRA then forwards the information to the IRS. Under the intergovernmental agreement, Canadian financial institutions transfer information on bank accounts held by people who could be subject to U.S. taxes to the CRA. In return, the IRS is supposed to send the CRA information about U.S. bank accounts held by Canadians. The CRA, however, has repeatedly refused to reveal how many records, if any, it has received from the IRS as a result of the agreement. Nor does the CRA automatically notify Canadian account holders when their information is transferred to the U.S., said CRA spokesman Etienne Biram. "There is no legislative requirement to disclose this information," he wrote. "However, if requested by a taxpayer, the CRA will confirm whether information relating to a particular individual or entity has been reported and provided to the United States of America under FATCA." The CRA said the increase in the number of records transferred from one year to the next was expected because certain financial accounts did not have to be reported during the first two years of the agreement. The revelation that 1.6 million records have been shared with the U.S comes as the Federal Court of Canada prepares to hear a constitutional challenge of the information-sharing agreement next week in Vancouver. Those challenging the agreement argue that it violates sections 7, 8 and 15 of Canada's Charter of Rights, which protect Canadians from violations of their right to life, liberty and security, unreasonable search and seizure and discrimination against those who hold U.S. as well as Canadian citizenship. In its submission to the court, the plaintiffs argue that some of the people whose banking records have been shared with the IRS may not be subject to U.S. taxes. Conservative Revenue Critic Pat Kelly says the information sharing agreement could help the IRS target Canadian residents who could be subject to the repatriation tax signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2017. (Christian Diotte/House of Commons) The government, however, presents the information-sharing agreement as the lesser of available evils and an attempt to mitigate the potential impact of FATCA, which included a potential 30 per cent withholding tax on institutions that didn't comply. "There were potentially severe consequences to the Canadian financial sector, its customers and investors, and to the Canadian economy as a whole if Canadian financial institutions were unable or unwilling to comply with FATCA," wrote the government in its submission to the court. "Canada sought to avoid those consequences and at the same time obtain less burdensome compliance rules for Canadian financial institutions and their customers, and additional information from the United States for Canadian tax compliance purposes." The government argues the deal doesn't violate any charter rights — and that even if it does, it is a reasonable limit on those rights given what was at stake. It also points out that close to 100 countries have negotiated similar deals with the U.S. in the wake of FATCA. NDP Revenue Critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault says the CRA should advise Canadian residents when their banking information is shared with the IRS. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Stephen Kish is a member of the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, which mounted the legal challenge. He questioned how many of those records should have been shared. "It's a huge number of accounts. What our lawyers are trying to find out is how many of those accounts were those of Canadian citizens, how many of those accounts were, in fact, U.S. persons, how many of those accounts should not have been sent because they didn't achieve the correct account balance." Conservative Revenue Critic Pat Kelly said sharing banking records with the IRS has increased the number of Canadian residents at risk of being hit by the repatriation tax signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in December 2017. The tax has hit thousands of Canadian residents with U.S. or dual citizenship and a company incorporated in Canada. "The information sharing agreement ... helps facilitate giving the IRS a target list in Canada," he said. "The Canadian government has to respect Canadians' privacy and be aware of all of these consequences." NDP Revenue Critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault said the CRA should proactively notify Canadian bank account holders when information about their accounts is transferred to the U.S. "The CRA should do its job of informing their citizens, the taxpayers of Canada that they are taking their personal banking information and transferring it to a foreign country. This is the bare minimum and it shows again the lack of transparency of this government." Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" <fin.minfinance-financemin. Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:52:33 +0000 Subject: RE: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your comments. Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:14 -0400 Subject: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? 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Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Joly, Mélanie (PCH)" <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:16:17 +0000 Subject: Accusé de réception / Acknowledge Receipt To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre du Patrimoine canadien. La ministre est toujours heureuse de prendre connaissance des commentaires de Canadiens sur des questions d'importance pour eux. Votre courriel sera lu avec soin. Si votre courriel porte sur une demande de rencontre ou une invitation à une activité particulière, nous tenons à vous assurer que votre demande a été notée et qu'elle recevra toute l'attention voulue. ********************** Thank you for writing to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Minister is always pleased to hear the comments of Canadians on subjects of importance to them. Your email will be read with care. If your email relates to a meeting request or an invitation to a specific event, please be assured that your request has been noted and will be given every consideration. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Hancox, Rick (FCNB)" <rick.hancox@fcnb.ca> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:22 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just called and left a message for you To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> G'Day/Bonjour, Thanks for your e-mail. I am out of the office until 24 February. If you need more immediate assistance, please contact France Bouchard at 506 658-2696. Je serai absent du bureau jusqu'au 24 fevrier Durant mon absence, veuillez contacter France Bouchard au 506 658-2696 pour assistance immédiate. Thanks/Merci Rick ---------- Original message ---------- From: "B English (MIN)" <B.English@ministers.govt.nz> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 04:46:16 +0000 Subject: Automated response from the office of Hon Bill English To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email to the Prime Minister. This is an automated response. Please be assured that any matters you raise in your email will be noted; however, not all messages will receive an individual response. Yours sincerely The Office of the Prime Minister ---------- Original message ---------- From: Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:48:00 +0000 Subject: Merci / Thank you To: motomaniac333@gmail.com Bonjour, Nous vous remercions d'avoir communiqué avec le bureau de Jean-Yves Duclos, député de Québec et Ministre de la Famille, des Enfants et du Développement social. Ce courriel confirme la réception de votre correspondance. Veuillez prendre note que votre demande sera traitée dans les meilleurs délais. Salutations distinguées, Bureau de circonscription de Jean-Yves Duclos Hello, Thank you for contacting the office of Jean-Yves Duclos, M.P for Québec and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. This email confirms the receipt of your message. Please note that your request will be processed as soon as possible. With our best regards, The riding office of Jean-Yves Duclos ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:44:27 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Hey Elizabeth Tompson RE your concrens about the PCO and the TPP We talked once again yesterday and as usual you were too busy to listen to me but I also called many of your associates in the Parliamentry Press Galllery and some did listen to me Correct? To: gerry@marinerpartners.com, "Stephen.Horsman" <Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, customerservice@schiffradio. curtis@marinerpartners.com, "rick.hancox" <rick.hancox@nbsc-cvmnb.ca>, rjgillis@gmglaw.com, rgfaloon@gmglaw.com, "sally.gomery" <sally.gomery@ <ahamilton@casselsbrock.com>, "bruce.northrup" <bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>, bruce <bruce@brucehyer.ca>, "bruce.fitch" <bruce.fitch@gnb.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 10:13:15 -0400 Subject: Hey Elizabeth Tompson RE your concerns about the PCO and the TPP We talked once again yesterday and as usual you were too busy to listen to me but I also called many of your associates in the Parliamentry Press Galllery and some did listen to me Correct? To: elizabeththompson@ipolitics.ca <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca> "justin.ling" <justin.ling@vice.com>, "rob.moore.a1" <rob.moore.a1@parl.gc.ca>, jesse <jesse@jessebrown.ca>, "thomas.mulcair.a1" <thomas.mulcair.a1@parl.gc.ca> <leader@greenparty.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, editor@canadalandshow.com, editor <editor@thetyee.ca>, editor <editor@frankmagazine.ca>, "peacock.kurt" <peacock.kurt@ nbmilk@nbmilk.org, weekesj@bennettjones.com, mclellana@bennettjones.com, votefast2015@gmail.com, info@karenmccrimmon.ca, info@marthahallfindlay.ca Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> <ed.fast@parl.gc.ca>, asiskind@newscorp.com, Rupert.Murdoch@fox.com, shipshore44 <shipshore44@gmail.com>, investor@newscorp.com, Claude.J.G.Levesque@ <maryann4peace@gmail.com>, grant.mccool@thomsonreuters. newsroom@theguardian.pe.ca, Bob.Kerr@cbc.ca, Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton. bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, "marylou.babineau" <marylou.babineau@greenparty. ritzg <ritzg@parl.gc.ca>, ritzg <ritzg@sasktel.net>, mgeist@uottawa.ca, birgittaj <birgittaj@althingi.is>, birgittajoy <birgittajoy@gmail.com> Here is a little proof to support what I said on the phone. A debate https://www.youtube.com/watch? and a lawsuit https://www.scribd.com/doc/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/ FYI During my debates in Fundy Royal I made certain that Rob Moore and his boss Harper and the Libranos knew within the emails found below that I was not talking through my hat with reference to the TPP false promises dairy farmers and my concerns about the Internet As you journalists well know I made good on my promise to sue the CROWN while running for a seat in Parliament one last time. As usual CBC and most of the other very unethical "journlists" ignored the obvious except Rogers TV and the local reporters employed by the Irving billionaires https://www.youtube.com/watch? Clearly Jesse Brown and his buddy Mean Mikey Geist were yapping about the TPP before you revealed the PCO's point of view about Harper's false promise. More importantly to Mean Old Me both those very snobby and very unethical Upper Canadian spin doctors well aware I knew the very sneaky Julian Assange long BEFORE he and Birgitta Jonsdotir made Wikileaks. Hell I have been dicing with the bast Geist for over ten years since he stuck his nose in Byron Prior's matters (Another matter no journalist will report about) Anyone can scroll down or just Google "Michael Geist" "David Amos" or "Julian Assange" "David Amos" to see the proof of what I say is true. http://canadalandshow.com/ Katie Jensen • October 12, 2015 Show notes: University of Ottawa's Michael Geist breaks down the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), a proposed trade agreement that Stephen Harper has been toiling over in secret for the last five years - an agreement that will have huge impacts on Canada's internet freedom and copyright issues. Michael Geist's Twitter: @mgeist I am a law professor at the University of Ottawa where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. My current contact information is included below: Address: University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Common Law Section 57 Louis Pasteur Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada Phone: (613) 562-5800 extension 3319 Fax: 613-562-5124 E-mail: mgeist@uottawa.ca Full text of the TPP leak http://ipolitics.ca/2015/10/ Harper lacks authorities for promised $4.3B TPP farm compensation, PCO admits By Elizabeth Thompson | Oct 13, 2015 4:20 am | 1 comment | http://www.cbc.ca/news/ Privy Council Office tracks party promises to prepare for government transition Senior public servants log and analyze every election promise on a daily basis to prep briefing books By Dean Beeby, CBC News Posted: Oct 14, 2015 5:00 AM ET| http://www.cbc.ca/news/ Liberals, NDP decline PCO offer of confidential briefing on TPP trade deal Offer to view trade deal just before election rejected as 'political ploy' CBC News Posted: Oct 15, 2015 5:11 PM ET| "Mulcair said Trade Minister Ed Fast broke a promise to make all details of the accord public ahead of election day. "Instead of openness and transparency, Canadians are learning details through leaked information and the government's own self-serving promotional efforts. That's not acceptable," Mulcair said. The Privy Council Office is the department that provides non-partisan support to the prime minister and cabinet. The Conservative campaign told CBC News the government asked the PCO to offer the briefing to the opposition parties. But in a separate letter released Thursday, Liberal candidate John McCallum accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of continuing a "lack of transparency" over the deal's details. "Despite a commitment by the minister of international trade, Mr. Ed Fast, to release the text of the agreement so all Canadians can judge it on its merits before election day, media reports this week state that the details will remain secret," McCallum wrote. "It is troubling that with just four days remaining until election day, you continue to refuse to release the text of the agreement for Canadians to see." McCallum noted that a previous briefing attended by party representatives on Oct. 4 "provided no actual details beyond the limited information already released publicly." "It is simply not possible to conduct a meaningful, in-depth analysis of the 1,500-plus page agreement in 90 minutes," he wrote. I am included in briefing. I was only leader to participate in the 1st #TPP briefing. #GPC #elxn42 @CanadianGreens @Politicolnews @PnPCBC — @ElizabethMay Conservative campaign spokesman Kory Teneycke told CBC News the Liberals initially agreed to attend the Friday briefing, while the NDP declined. Teneycke said the briefing was to be based on the chapter summaries, since the final text does not exist yet. A Liberal campaign spokesman referred CBC News to McCallum's letter, but said any suggestion the party had accepted the offer of the briefing was false." ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)" <Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:51:41 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob Nicholson? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for taking the time to contact me. This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your email has arrived. As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to every email received. I will however read your correspondence. I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my trade, investment and tourism portfolio. If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if appropriate. If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will note your views. For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my Department’s website: http://dfat.gov.au/trade/ and http://dfat.gov.au/trade/ In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community survey by clicking here<http://www.andrewrobb. may also be interested in visiting my website<http://www.andrewrobb. Facebook<https://www.facebook. Twitter<https://twitter.com/ YouTube<https://www.youtube. Yours sincerely, ANDREW ROBB Minister for Trade & Investment Federal Member for Goldstein E: andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au< Electorate Office 368 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204 P 03 9557 4644 F 03 9557 2906 Parliament House Suite M1-22 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 P (02) 6277 7420 F (02) 6273 4128 W: www.andrewrobb.com.au<https:// ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 23:47:53 -0400 Subject: Fwd: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob Nicholson? To: t.groser@ministers.govt.nz, m.mccully@ministers.govt.nz, t.mcclay@ministers.govt.nz, reception@liberal.pe.ca, birgittaj <birgittaj@althingi.is>, jamie_macphail@hotmail.com, nichor <nichor@parl.gc.ca>, MMcalvanah@ustr.eop.gov, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au, "peter.mackay" <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>, "rob.moore.a1" <rob.moore.a1@parl.gc.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> sally.gomery@ Timothy_Reif@ustr.eop.gov, Michael_Froman@ustr.eop.gov, public.div@asean.org, sflynn@wcl.american.edu https://www.whitehouse.gov/ https://ustr.gov/about-us/ http://www.international.gc. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ http://thedavidamosrant. http://infojustice.org/ http://www.liberal.ca/ Riding President Jamie MacPhail jamie_macphail@hotmail.com reception@liberal.pe.ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "J Key (MIN)" <J.Key@ministers.govt.nz> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 01:38:56 +0000 Subject: Thank you for your email To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your email. Please note that although email increases the speed of delivery, it may not be possible to provide you with the rapid response users of email may anticipate. The fact that you have taken the time to write is appreciated. You can be assured that your views will be noted. Yours sincerely The Office of the Prime Minister ______________________________ ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 21:38:42 -0400 Subject: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Dairy Farmers in New Brunswick and many Yankee, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob Nicholson? To: J.Key@ministers.govt.nz Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> https://www.facebook.com/ Birgitta Jonsdottir September 23 at 10:52am · Transparency Tim: show us the text The TPP Internet Censorship Plan is coming We need you to tell your Trade Minister today: don't let the Trans-Pacific Partnership destroy our laws and censor the Internet. stopthesecrecy.net Like Comment Share Most Recent Paul Billingham, Marianne Hoynes, Birgitta Jonsdottir and 36 others like this. 27 shares Comments Gary Bonn Gary Bonn Thank you Birgitta Jonsdottir 1 · September 24 at 5:30am http://thedavidamosrant. From: Birgitta Jonsdottir Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 07:14:02 +0000 Subject: Re: Bon Soir Birgitta according to my records this is the first email I ever sent you To: David Amos dear Dave i have got your email and will read through the links as soon as i find some time keep up the good fight in the meantime thank you for bearing with me i am literary drowning in requests to look into all sorts of matters and at the same time working 150% work at the parliament and the creation of a political movement and being a responsible parent:) plus all the matters in relation to immi with oceans of joy birgitta Better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Andre Gide Birgitta Jonsdottir Birkimelur 8, 107 Reykjavik, Iceland, tel: 354 692 8884 http://this.is/birgitta – http://joyb.blogspot.com - http://www.facebook.com/ >>> From: "Julian Assange)" editor@wikileaks.org >>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:15 PM >>> Subject: Al Jazeera on Iceland's plan for a press safe haven >>> >>> FYI: Al-Jazeera's take on Iceland's proposed media safe haven >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch? >>> >>> More info http://immi.is/ >>> >>> Julian Assange Editor WikiLeaks http://wikileaks.org/ >>> >>> From: "David Amos" david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> To: "Julian Assange)" editor@wikileaks.org >>> Cc: "Dan Fitzgerald" danf@danf.net; "Byrne. G" Byrne.G@parl.gc.ca >>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 8:35 PM >>> Subject: Re: Al Jazeera on Iceland's new plan Thanx Here is >>> something >>> about Iceland and Banksters Al Jazeera would enjoy >>> >>> Checkout this old pdf file from 2005 at about page two or three >>> >>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/ >>> >>> Then read on and chuckle >>> >>> From: postur@fjr.stjr.is >>> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 >>> Subject: Re: RE: Iceland and Bankers etc I must ask the obvious >>> question. Why have you people ignored me for three years? >>> To: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> >>> Dear David Amos >>> >>> Unfortunately there has been a considerable delay in responding to >>> incoming letters due to heavy workload and many inquiries to our >>> office. >>> >>> We appreciate the issue raised in your letter. We have set up a web >>> site www.iceland.org where we have gathered various practical >>> information regarding the economic crisis in Iceland. >>> >>> Greetings from the Ministry of Finance. >>> >>> Tilvísun í mál: FJR08100024 >>> >>> From: postur@for.stjr.is >>> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 >>> Subject: Regarding your enquiry to the Prime Ministry of Iceland >>> To: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> >>> David Raymond Amos >>> >>> Your enquiry has been received by the Prime Ministry of Iceland and >>> waits attendance. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 >>> Subject: I just called to remind the Speaker, the Bankers and the >>> Icelanders that I still exist EH Mrs Mrechant, Bob Rae and Iggy? >>> To: Milliken.P@parl.gc.ca, sjs@althingi.is, emb.ottawa@mfa.is, >>> rmellish@pattersonlaw.ca, irisbirgisdottir@yahoo.ca, >>> marie@mariemorneau.com, dfranklin@franklinlegal.com, >>> egilla@althingi.is, william.turner@exsultate.ca >>> Cc: Rae.B@parl.gc.ca, Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca, lebrem@sen.parl.gc.ca, >>> merchp@sen.parl.gc.ca, coolsa@sen.parl.gc.ca, olived@sen.parl.gc.ca >>> >>> All of you should review the documents and CD that came with this >>> letter ASAP EH? >>> >>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/ >>> >>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/ >>> >>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/ >>> >>> Perhaps Geir Haarde and Steingrimur Sigfusson should call me back >>> >>> Veritas Vincit >>> David Raymond Amos >>> >>> The Reykjavík Grapevine >>> Hafnarstræti 15 >>> 101 Reykjavík >>> Iceland >>> grapevine@grapevine.is >>> +354-540-3600 >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 21:21:42 -0400 Subject: FWD LOTS of Dairy Farmers in New Brunswick know exactly who I am ask Wayne Easter why EH Rob Moore? To: nbmilk@nbmilk.org, weekesj@bennettjones.com, mclellana@bennettjones.com, votefast2015@gmail.com, info@karenmccrimmon.ca, info@marthahallfindlay.ca Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> https://mobile.twitter.com/ Wayne Easter @WayneEaster 15h Heartwarming y'day on campaign trail as several non-farm households stated "concerned for dairy farmers"(due 2 TPP)Support 4 fellow citizens http://wayneeaster.parl. Conservative Government Must be Transparent with Canadians during TPP Talks Posted on July 16, 2012 CHARLOTTETOWN— Liberal International Trade critic Wayne Easter made the following statement today on Canada’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations: “According to a recent report, the US will be seeking ‘new market access’ from Canada in the TPP negotiations. The report noted that a major component of negotiations would be Canada’s supply management system. It is imperative that this Conservative government be completely transparent on their TPP negotiations, especially in regards to what Canada is conceding in order to be accepted into this partnership. Canadian dairy and poultry producers depend on the supply management system, just as Canadian consumers rely on its stable pricing, and they all deserve assurance that their livelihoods and food safety will not be compromised in these negotiations.” http://www.ctvnews.ca/ "Saputo said some dairy farmers have good reason to be worried if there are dramatic changes to Canada's protective supply management system, as demanded by some of the 12 countries involved in negotiating the trade deal. But he said other farmers are efficient, can compete with anybody in the world and flourish in an unregulated system. The abolition of Canada's dairy supply management system would threaten 4,500 to 6,000 farms and up to 24,000 direct jobs across the country, according to a study released last week commissioned by dairy co-operative and Saputo rival Agropur. Up to 40 per cent of Canada's milk production would be at risk, said the 56-page report from Boston Consulting Group." http://www.ctvnews.ca/ "Fast used more guarded language on dairy. Of that, he said: "There's still lots of work to be done." The Canadian government faces domestic pressure from dairy-producing provinces, who are not at the negotiating table but have provincial representatives in Atlanta pushing against any opening to foreign milk and cheese. Canada isn't the only country with domestic pressure: the American delegation has received a public letter from influential lawmakers urging it to walk away unless it can secure certain gains for American businesses. But the biggest U.S. business lobby is urging a deal now. It says the decade-long TPP project could be destroyed by domestic politics if it doesn't happen immediately, with elections in Canada, then the U.S., Japan and Peru next year and governments under pressure to protect individual sectors. "If we miss this opportunity I believe we may lose it forever," said Tami Overby, vice-president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "We have the Canadian election. No one knows what that outcome's going to be. We also get closer to the U.S. 2016 (presidential race) -- that gets harder. So from my perspective nothing gets better. But the risk increases, and in some cases quite significantly as time goes by." As if to underscore her point, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair announced Friday that he wouldn't consider himself bound to ratify any deal reached during the election campaign. Overby encouraged all countries to put some of the proverbial water in their wine. For Canada, that wine comes with a little more foreign cheese. She said New Zealand hasn't asked for much. But it helped spearhead the TPP project years ago, with its one major demand being access to dairy markets. Other Canadian industries are thrilled at the prospect of a deal. The head of Canada's pro-free-market agriculture group said he expects a nine-per-cent increase in canola exports alone, with big gains for other industries including pork, beef and barley. "We're extremely optimistic for our sector," said Brian Innes of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, and vice-president of the Canola Council. "We face significant trade barriers, this is the most ambitious deal in decades, and it could have a major impact on our ability to export." ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:15:04 -0400 Subject: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just called and left a message for you To: Pierre-Luc.Dusseault@parl.gc. "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc. "mark.vespucci" <mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, curtis <curtis@marinerpartners.com>, "rick.hancox" <rick.hancox@nbsc-cvmnb.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> <djtjr@trumporg.com>, mcohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>, elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "ht.lacroix" <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly" <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca> Trust that Trump, CBC and everybody else knows that I speak and act Pro Se particularly when dealing with the Evil Tax Man https://twitter.com/ http://www.cbc.ca/news/ Transfer of Canadian banking records to U.S. tax agency doubled last year Documents for thousands of Canadian residents transferred under controversial FATCA legislation By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Posted: Jan 29, 2017 5:00 AM ET Banking records of more than 315,000 Canadian residents were turned over to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service last year under a controversial information sharing deal, CBC News has learned. That is double the number transferred in the deal's first year. The Canada Revenue Agency transmitted 315,160 banking records to the IRS on Sept. 28, 2016 — a 104 per cent increase over the 154,667 records the agency sent in September 2015. Lisa Damien, spokeswoman for the CRA, attributed the increase to the fact it was the second year for the Canada-U.S. information sharing deal that was sparked by the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). "The exchange in September 2015 was based on accounts identified by financial institutions at the time," she said. "The number of reported accounts was expected to increase in 2016, because the financial institutions have had more time to complete their due diligence and identify other reportable accounts." Trudeau Nuclear Summit 20160331 Prior to coming to power, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed the agreement to share banking records of Canadian residents with the IRS. He has since changed his position. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) The transmission of banking records of Canadian residents is the result of an agreement worked out in 2014 between Canada and the U.S. after the American government adopted FATCA. The U.S. tax compliance act requires financial institutions around the world to reveal information about bank accounts in a bid to crack down on tax evasion by U.S. taxpayers with foreign accounts. Dual citizens, long-term visitors affected The deal requires financial institutions to share the banking records of those considered to be "U.S. persons" for tax purposes — regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens. Among the people who can be considered by the IRS as "U.S. persons" are Canadians born in the U.S., dual citizens or even those who spend more than a certain number of days in the United States each year. Former prime minister Stephen Harper's government argued that given the penalties the U.S. was threatening to impose, it had no choice but to negotiate the information sharing deal. The former government said it was able to exempt some types of accounts from the information transfer. CRA The Canada Revenue Agency transfers banking records of people believed to be 'U.S. persons' to the IRS. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) The Canada Revenue Agency triggered controversy after it transferred the first batch of Canadian banking records to the IRS in September 2015 in the midst of the election campaign, without waiting for an assessment by Canada's privacy commissioner or the outcome of a legal challenge to the agreement's constitutionality. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Treasury Board President Scott Brison and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale have dropped calls to scrap the deal, which they had made before the Liberals came to power. Watchdog wants proactive notification Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has raised concerns about the information sharing, questioning whether financial institutions are reporting more accounts than necessary. Under the agreement, financial institutions only have to report accounts belonging to those believed to be U.S. persons if they contain more than $50,000. Therrien has also suggested the CRA proactively notify individuals that their financial records had been shared with the IRS. However, the CRA has been reluctant to agree to Therrien's suggestion. Racial Profiling 20160107 Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has questioned whether the CRA is transmitting more banking records to the IRS than is necessary. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) NDP revenue critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault said the increase in the number of files transferred was "surprising," and he questioned whether financial institutions are only sharing records of accounts worth more than $50,000. "I don't see how there would be 150,000 more accounts reportable to the IRS in one year. It is something I will look into." Dusseault said the CRA should notify every Canadian resident whose banking records are shared with the IRS. Lynne Swanson, of the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, which is challenging the information sharing agreement in Federal Court, said she has no idea why the number of banking records shared with the IRS doubled. Youngest MP 20110519 NDP revenue critic Pierre-Luc Dusseault says the CRA should notify every Canadian resident whose banking records are shared with the IRS. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) "It still seems low in comparison to the number of Canadians that are affected by this," she said. "It is estimated that a million Canadians are affected by this." Hopes for repeal Swanson hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump, or Congress — which is now controlled by the Republican Party — will scrap FATCA. The Republican platform pledged to do away with the information collecting legislation. "FATCA not only allows 'unreasonable search and seizures' but also threatens the ability of overseas Americans to lead normal lives," the platform reads. "We call for its repeal and for a change to residency-based taxation for U.S. citizens overseas." Swanson's group is also hoping the Federal Court of Canada will intervene, although a date has not yet been set for a hearing. "A foreign government is essentially telling the Canadian government how Canadian citizens and Canadian residents should be treated. It is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca
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