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On Monday, the Manhattan District Attorneys Office announced that it was investigating public reports of possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization. This was a concerning development for a president who has settled a lawsuit over what a federal judge called a fraudulent university and who was accused by the New York Attorney General of running a charity with a shocking pattern of illegality.
With this new development, New Yorks Jonathan Chait notes that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. is trying to obtain financial records that could confirm publicly reported crimes, of which there are potentially a lot:
A New York Times investigation two years ago found a trail of phony records used in what the newspaper described as clear fraud. Trump has reportedly collected phony hurricane damages. ProPublica has uncovered massive discrepancies between the figures Trump has given to lenders and the government, portraying himself as rich to the banks and poor to the government, thus defrauding either one or both.
On Wednesday, the Times reported another development that should give the presidents legal team pause: the Manhattan DAs Office has subpoenaed Trumps lender Deutsche Bank, which the paper describes as a sign that their criminal investigation into Mr. Trumps business practices is more wide-ranging than previously known. From previous subpoenas, it is understood that Vances office is investigating hush payments Trump made in 2016 to women he allegedly had affairs with, to determine if the then-candidate violated New York state law. Deutsche Bank has reportedly complied with the subpoena issued last year, and has handed over financial records and other statements Trump provided to the bank when applying for loans.
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SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)why is rump getting special treatment? Under no presumption of 'presidential power' is the right to willfully break the law, nothing.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)trump will be accusing Biden or others of bank fraud, wire fraud, insurance fraud and money laundering soon.