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Trump lawyers renew legal assault on tax records subpoena

President Donald Trump’s lawyers filed fresh arguments Monday to try to block a criminal subpoena for his tax records, saying it was issued in bad faith, might have been politically motivated and calling it a harassment of the president. Lawyers filed a rewritten lawsuit in Manhattan federal court to challenge the subpoena by a state prosecutor on grounds they believe conform with how the U.S. Supreme Court said the subpoena can be contested. The high court ruled earlier this month that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. could subpoena tax records from Trump’s accountant over his objections. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hIbt3v

American flag lowered at US consulate in Chengdu ahead of eviction deadline (VIDEO)

A US national flag has been pulled down at the US Consulate General in Chengdu, after Beijing ordered Washington to shut down the diplomatic facility in a tit-for-tat response for the closure of Chinese consulate in Houston. The flag was lowered around 6:18am local time, according to Chinese media, which earlier reported a deadline for the eviction set sometime Monday morning. #US national flag lowered in #Chengdu consulate pic.twitter.com/nBuJIWGkXP — CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) July 27, 2020 Beijing said the closure a “legitimate and necessary response” to Washington’s “unreasonable actions” actions in regard to its diplomatic facility in Houston, Texas. Also on rt.com US officials force entry into shuttered Chinese consulate in Houston soon after evicted staff left Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! from RT World News https://ift.tt/3faxkPD