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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump tried to play chicken with the Manhattan DA -- and failed spectacularly: ex-federal prosecutor
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trump-tried-to-play-chicken-with-the-manhattan-da-and-failed-spectacularly-ex-federal-prosecutor/Former federal prosecutor turned CNN legal analyst Shanlon Wu explained that President Donald Trump shot himself in the foot demanding details about the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
Wu tweeted the recent report announcing Vance is investigating Trump and the Trump Organization for possible fraud. Trump presumably assumed that the investigation was merely a fishing expedition, demanding that Vance further justify his reasons for the subpoena they issued. Thats exactly what they did, effectively disclosing that a grand jury was impaneled to look into Trump bank or tax fraud.
Great example of Trump strategy back-firing by forcing Manhattan DAs office to further detail/justify reasons for their subpoena they also forced disclosure of fact that Trump & his company under a live criminal investigation. Oops, tweeted Wu on Monday.
Vance has also opposed granting extensions on the subpoenas as Trumps lawyers have asked. The legal team for the president has worked to stall as much as possible, asking for extensions, then filing appeals, taking it to the Supreme Court. The stall tactics only brought the legal trouble closer to the election
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fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)Lock him up!
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Now Trump is sorry he even asked... Expect him to be in a horrible mood over this.
Blue Owl
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KS Toronado
(17,220 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,715 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)RVN VET71
(2,690 posts)Only the best lawyers, right? I love the fact that his legal mout'pieces made a really bad situation much, much, much worse for da boss.
Not that Trump hasn't already screwed up so monumentally bad, but this particular festering wound to his reelection chances will prove an added problem when he already has more than enough to cause him to lose, and to lose biggly.
Cha
(297,188 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)Donald Trump, talking about Hillary Clinton during the campaign.
murielm99
(30,736 posts)this can be put in the spotlight. If they wanted to use an indictment or investigation as an October surprise, it will not work.
Evolve Dammit
(16,725 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)Denvermosaic
(120 posts)Let's see how the cult followers at Fox are going to spin that one.
AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)oopsies is right.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)It will bite you every time.
TomSlick
(11,098 posts)Be careful for what you ask, you may just get it.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)Botany
(70,501 posts)You don't suppose that Chairman Adam Schiff has been feeding information to Cy Vance too?
Trump is fucked.
crickets
(25,969 posts)live love laugh
(13,104 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)They got this.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)And Turd has to hand over his taxes.
I'm sick of winning.
ace3csusm
(969 posts)I wonder will this stall the case?