Manhattan DA Says Hell No Longer Accept Contributions From Lawyers With Cases Before Him
How magnanimous of him. 
Manhattan DA Says He’ll No Longer Accept Contributions From Lawyers With Cases Before Him
Cy Vance had faced criticism after declining to prosecute high-profile defendants such as Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. and Harvey Weinstein, whose lawyers had donated to his campaign.
by Jesse Eisinger Jan. 23, 12:04 p.m. EST
After controversy over how he handled two prominent investigations, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said he would no longer take campaign donations from defense attorneys with cases before him.
Vance said his campaign will no longer accept contributions in any amount from such lawyers and will cap donations from their law partners. Vance was re-elected in November to a four-year term.
The district attorney also will not solicit contributions personally and will have his campaign shield him from the identities of his donors. Candidates for judgeships in New York state follow similar guidelines.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/cyrus-vance-manhattan-district-attorney-lawyers-contributions?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=facebook
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http://www.newsweek.com/cy-vance-manhattan-district-attorney-re-election-weinstein-trump-704907
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Vance, the son of former President Jimmy Carter’s secretary of state, has led the Manhattan DA’s office since 2010. On October 4, WNYC, ProPublica and The New Yorker reported that Vance’s 2012 decision not to move forward with a case against Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump happened after Marc Kasowitz, a lawyer for Donald Trump, donated $25,000 to Vance’s re-election campaign. The following day, International Business Times reported that months after Vance’s office declined to prosecute a 2015 case against Weinstein, Vance received $10,000 for his re-election campaign from a lawyer who had represented Weinstein. Days later, on October 10, The New Yorker reported more details about Vance’s dropping the Weinstein case.
Following those reports, Steve Sigmund, a spokesman for Vance, said in a statement, “Contributions have never and will never have an impact on the work of the DA’s office. Every contribution is vetted, accepted where appropriate and declined or returned when appropriate.” But the backlash included a rally outside of Vance’s office and a state official’s demanding that the New York state attorney general investigate his district attorney.
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The Frontline piece on Abacus revealed his, and his office's full-blown sleaziness. He treated the Chinese American family who owns the bank as a racist would have, despicable 
