Judge Forces Top Trump Org Lieutenants to Turn Over Key Documents

[babylonsister]

Judge Forces Top Trump Org Lieutenants to Turn Over Key Documents
Or Else
A New York judge has given the Trump Organization and its top lieutenants an ultimatum: Either comply with the subpoenas, or pay for a third party firm to do it for you.
Roger Sollenberger
Political Reporter
Jose Pagliery
Political Investigations Reporter
Updated Sep. 24, 2021 2:13PM ET / Published Sep. 24, 2021 12:37PM ET


As the dual civil and criminal New York investigations into the Trump Organization roll on, a New York state judge unsealed a court order on Friday giving Donald Trump’s company and some of his top lieutenants an ultimatum: Either turn over all the documents to comply with subpoenas from the New York Attorney General’s office, or you’ll have to pay for a third party to do it for you.

In the filing, the Trump Organization agreed that if the NYAG believes the company has not fully complied with its requests—as prosecutors have long complained—the business will hire a firm to go through electronic records belonging to its top executives, including ex-President Donald Trump and his family.

New York Attorney General Letitia James put out a statement on Friday morning noting that this agreement caps a long-running effort to get the company to comply with her office’s demands for key documents in its ongoing investigation.

“For more than a year now, the Trump Organization has failed to adequately respond to our subpoenas, hiding behind procedural delays and excuses. Once again, the court has ordered that the Trump Organization must turn over the information and documents we are seeking, otherwise face an independent third-party that will ensure that takes place. Our work will continue undeterred because no one is above the law,” she said in the statement.

The order regards key documents from 25 people with ties to the company, including Trump himself, three of his children (Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka), his personal assistant Rhona Graff, and top officers who are already under the microscope in the DA and AG criminal investigation. Some of those names likely to turn heads include chief operating officer Matthew Calamari, company controller Jeffrey S. McConney, and longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, who was indicted in July by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance on charges of tax fraud.

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-forces-top-trump-organization-lieutenants-to-turn-over-key-documents-donald-trump?ref=home

[TheRealNorth]

1. If its incriminating.....

They will destroy it. They know that they (or a family member) will be floating face down in the Hudson if they out Fearless Leader.

[gratuitous]

2. "For more than a year now, the Trump Organization has failed to adequately respond"

What makes this order any different or augurs any more success against the Organization's relentless program of delays and excuses? From what I can see, all that's been ordered is for the Organization to submit a report "detailing the actions it has taken to preserve, gather, and produce that evidence" by Sept. 30. And if the Organization blows off that deadline, they'll get two weeks to hire an outside firm, subject to the AG's approval. But if the AG doesn't approve the outside firm, does the Organization get another two weeks to engage an outside firm? And so on, and so on, and so on.

Reading the story, I'm not seeing confirmation of the headline that the Trump Organization is doing anything like handing over key documents.

[modrepub]

3. I'm Sure More Strongly Worded Orders

will be on the way shortly...like that's worked so far. TFG will be 6' under before any of the proverbial sh=t will hit the fan.

[erronis]

5. Is that similar to Collin's "Concerned" category? Like "leave a note with my secretary"?

[sarcasmo]

4. Trump and Trump org lawyers are really good at delaying/drawing out a case.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Just start arresting people

for obstructing an investigation.

[KPN]

8. THIS. Can't a judge simply order them arrested for

obstructing justice and locking them up until they do comply with the subpoenas?

Why are we dancing around this instead of using what we will eventually have to use in order to gain compliance anyway?! Arrest and jail them! It’s obviously unavoidable anyway.

[C Moon]

7. There's going to be an office fire soon, no doubt.

[Joinfortmill]

9. 👍

[marble falls]

10. I hope the judge put teeth in that order.

[Mr. Evil]

11. This walking human crimewave piece of shit

is guilty and/or complicit in a multitude of crimes stretching back to the 1980's. Fuck him! Fuck them! Fuck TFG Organization! Enough pussyfooting around with this consummate traitorous asshole and his grifting loser shitstain family. I bet there really is a 'pee video.' For the sake of our country, not to mention humanity, put these people out of OUR misery! ARREST. THEM. NOW.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Good