MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 20-12-22

Executive Summary:

• The January 6 Committee held its final public meeting yesterday, issuing criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection and conspiracy to defraud the United States, and accusing four Republican lawmakers, including speaker-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), of ethical violations for their refusal to comply with subpoenas to testify before the panel.
• Congressional appropriators have released the final 4,155-page text of the USD1.66 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus spending package.
• The House Ways and Means Committee will meet today at 15:00 ET 20:00 GMT for a closed-door session to vote on whether to publicly release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
• US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters yesterday that the US will be watching very closely for signs that Belarus is preparing to cooperate more closely with Russia following a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk yesterday.
• US Trade Rep Katherine Tai has criticised the World Trade Organisation’s recent ruling that the US violated trade rules with Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs.
• Poll of the Day: President Biden is finishing the year on an approval surge.

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