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A watchdog group called on Congress to refocus its priorities on helping struggling communities after the last round of coronavirus relief included numerous tax breaks for corporations and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell s rich, horse racing friends.
The coronavirus relief and omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December included dozens of tax-related measures, including an extension of a tax break for racehorse owners that has been a top priority for the racing industry. McConnell represents Kentucky, home to some of the biggest breeders and stables in the business.
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The coronavirus relief and omnibus bill included a section regarding the classification of certain race horses as 3-year property, (page 4,911) which extended an IRS depreciation tax break for racehorse owners through 2022 after it was set to expire on Dec. 31.
Trump pardons his cronies and proceeds with a lame-duck execution spree
Throwing the deeply unequal nature of the US criminal justice system into sharp relief, President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued another wave of pardons for his wealthy political and personal allies as his administration continues its unprecedented lame-duck spree of executions a punishment almost exclusively reserved for the poor and marginalized.
Just 24 hours after issuing full pardons or commutations for two Republican loyalists, four former Blackwater mercenaries jailed for massacring Iraqi civilians, a Medicare fraudster, and others, Trump rolled out an additional list of pardons that includes longtime adviser Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner, a wealthy New Jersey real estate developer and father of the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Trump Pardons Stone and Manafort as DOJ Proceeds With Executions
American political consultant Roger Stone walks through the crowd by his hotel as Trump supporters and Proud Boys held rally at night in Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2020.
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Throwing the deeply unequal nature of the U.S. criminal justice system into sharp relief, President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued another wave of pardons for his wealthy political and personal allies as his administration continues its unprecedented lame-duck spree of executions a punishment almost exclusively reserved for the poor and marginalized.
Just 24 hours after issuing full pardons or commutations for two Republican loyalists, four former Blackwater mercenaries jailed for massacring Iraqi civilians, a Medicare fraudster, and others, Trump rolled out an additional list of pardons that includes longtime adviser Roger Stone, former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and Charles Ku