US Territories’ August 17-23, 2020 news week in tweets

TRUMP FILES EMERGENCY MOTION TO BLOCK RELEASE OF HIS TAX RETURNS

Trump files emergency motion to block release of his tax returns https://t.co/lFBtMgXdm6

— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) August 22, 2020

The president’s lawyers filed the motion hours after a lower court judge denied his request to halt the sharing of his tax documents.

TROPICAL STORM LAURA MAY THREATEN SOUTH FLORIDA, GULF COAST NEXT WEEK; WARNINGS ISSUED IN THE CARIBBEAN

Tropical Storm Laura and TD-14 are headed for the South.

I hope everyone takes some time this weekend to prepare, and I pray you stay safe.https://t.co/BLGfbvoePb

— Mike Espy (@MikeEspyMS) August 22, 2020

Both the track and intensity of Tropical Storm Laura are very uncertain. Here’s our latest thinking on Florida and the US Gulf Coast.

GPD: ANYONE CAUGHT AT ANY PUBLIC PARKS OR BEACHES FOR ANY REASON MAY BE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED

Residents could face criminal charges if they are caught at local beaches or parks "for any reason" according to a press release from the Guam Police Department.  https://t.co/S45v8d1bCm

— Guam Daily Post (@PostGuam) August 23, 2020

Residents could face criminal charges if they are caught at local beaches or parks “for any reason” according to a press release from the Guam Police Department.

NO FRESH US MILITARY CORONAVIRUS CASES REPORTED ON GUAM AS USS RONALD REAGAN VISITS ISLAND

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan pulled into Guam for a “safe haven liberty port visit." However the sailors will not have free rein of the island due to coronavirus restrictions. https://t.co/GzKtTyLmw6

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) August 23, 2020

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan pulled into Guam for a “safe haven liberty port visit.” However, the sailors will not have free rein of the island due to coronavirus restrictions.

OPINION | THIS IS A FIGHT TO SAVE THE NATION’S SOUL

Democrats from Maine to Guam, assembled virtually for their convention Tuesday night, spoke of a nation that has lost lives, jobs, fairness and friends because of Trump’s leadership. But at core they were talking about a nation that has lost its soul. https://t.co/frt3xLhAS0

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) August 19, 2020

Democrats from Maine to Guam, assembled virtually for their convention Tuesday night, spoke of a nation that has lost lives, jobs, fairness and friends because of Trump’s leadership. But at core they were talking about a nation that has lost its soul.

VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL SUBPOENA BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR IN EPSTEIN CASE

🔥US Virgin Islands officials to #subpoena billionaire Leon Black for info on his decades-long ties with pedophile pal Jeffrey #Epstein, as part of a quest to find out where Epstein’s money came from.

Black’s firms sent MANY MILLIONS of $$ to Epstein.🧐https://t.co/yPt5LULepq

— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) August 23, 2020

US Virgin Islands officials to subpoena billionaire Leon Black for info on his decades-long ties with pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein, as part of a quest to find out where Epstein’s money came from.

OPINION | I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUT SOME AWARDS TO THE STATES IN THE DNC ROLL CALL

Yes, 2020 America, there are still natural born American citizens living in US territory who are not allowed to vote for president.

Among them are my family living in the Northern Mariana Islands.#Vote2020 because not every American enjoys those rights. https://t.co/V9TeXUKcUL

— Katie Moussouris (she/her) (@k8em0) August 22, 2020

2020 American, there are still natural born American citizens living in US territory who are not allowed to vote for president.

ARMY IS INVESTIGATING SOLDIERS WHO APPEARED IN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION VIDEO

The Army is investigating two junior soldiers who appeared in a DNC video. The DNC has said it was a misstep, and American Samoa wanted to recognize their military contribution.

For years, AS has enlisted more soldiers than all 50 U.S. states per capita https://t.co/PJiJ9FCNxy

— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) August 19, 2020

The Army is investigating two junior soldiers who appeared in a DNC video. The DNC has said it was a misstep, and American Samoa wanted to recognize their military contribution.