And more House testimony that can lead to indictments. Hillary? Hillary? You around here somewhere? Obama? Oooooobama? Come out now. All that fruit from the poisonous tree is waiting to be plucked.
I will never believe Trump will see the inside of a cell until the door has actually been locked behind him.
Which tRUmp?
On January 11, 2017, Trump announced that he and his daughter Ivanka would fully resign and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric would take executive charge of the various businesses, along with CFO Allen Weisselberg
I will never believe Trump will see the inside of a cell until the door has actually been locked behind him.
Which tRUmp?
On January 11, 2017, Trump announced that he and his daughter Ivanka would fully resign and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric would take executive charge of the various businesses, along with CFO Allen Weisselberg
8 years of tax returns, previously shielded until SCOTUS voted 9-0 that he had to turn them over to prosecutors, covering, I believe 2010-2018. Apparently, the focus of the investigation is real estate fraud under the auspices of the Martin Act, which carry criminal penalties. 2013 PTape trip, 2015 sales of condos to Putin on the ritz’s oligarchs, upstate estate nature preserve easement tax avoidance somewhere before, during or after all of the above.
From WaPo:
The known focus of both state probes applies to business transactions and conduct in the years before Trump became president.
I will never believe Trump will see the inside of a cell until the door has actually been locked behind him.
Which tRUmp?
On January 11, 2017, Trump announced that he and his daughter Ivanka would fully resign and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric would take executive charge of the various businesses, along with CFO Allen Weisselberg
any of them. I don't see any of them actually paying for any crime with prison time.
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I will never believe Trump will see the inside of a cell until the door has actually been locked behind him.
Which tRUmp?
On January 11, 2017, Trump announced that he and his daughter Ivanka would fully resign and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric would take executive charge of the various businesses, along with CFO Allen Weisselberg
I think that statement applies to anyone named Trump. Except maybe Mary.
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What kind of “legitimate” attorney, former DA or personal attorney to the POOTWH has 11 electronic devices seized by law enforcement? Ruddy? Ruddy? Care to wipe your brow and comment? Ruddy? Does Ruddy know which one it was that he used to call his son? Ruddy?
Oh dear, dear, dear, if its not Scottish, its craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! And sure, "successful businessman." Suckers.
Scottish politicians and transparency activists are renewing calls to review financial dealings and purchases surrounding former President Donald Trump's golf courses.
Trump's cash-only purchases of his Aberdeenshire and Turnberry golf courses in Scotland are once again at the center of potential legal action. Avaaz, a global human rights group based in the United States, filed a petition in Scotland's highest civil court that seeks judicial review of Parliament's decision not to pursue an "unexplained wealth order" on the Trump Organization. In February, Scottish lawmakers voted 89-32 against a motion to investigate the source of money Trump used to buy the Aberdeenshire and Turnberry courses in 2006 and 2014, respectively.
Reuters reported Monday that the Avaaz petition demands answers about how "clean" Trump's $300 million in cash was when he purchased and developed the two courses. The group repeatedly cited mounting U.S. investigations of the Trump Organization's financial activities. The petition renews questions that can be probed under Scotland's so-called unexplained wealth legislation.
The Reuters report notes that neither of the two Trump golf courses has ever turned a profit.
The minority Scottish Green Party led the February calls to review Trump's golf course purchases before it was shot down by the Parliament. Humza Yousaf, a justice minister and member of the Scottish National Party, called Trump a "deplorable" during the February vote but went on to vote against conducting the financial probe.
"It isn't clear why the Scottish government have dragged their heels over this," Patrick Harvie, leader of the Green Party, said in a statement to Reuters on Monday. "An unexplained wealth order would be a clear signal that business in Scotland must be transparent and accountable no matter the individual involved."
Avaaz's petition filed Monday with Scotland's government cites the New York state attorney general's announcement last week that her investigation into Trump's finances has gone from civil to criminal. In a statement, Trump ridiculed the probe, calling it a political attack and saying Attorney General Letitia James is "in desperate search of a crime."
Eric Trump in February responded to the financial inquiry by accusing some Scottish officials of "advancing their personal agendas." The 37-year-old son of the former president directs the Scottish golf courses in his role as executive vice president in the Trump Organization.
Asked for an official comment on the impending probe, a Scottish government spokesman told Reuters Monday "it would be inappropriate for us to comment on an ongoing legal action.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance last week vowed to continue investigating the Trump Organization, as well as the former president himself, until the end of his term at the close of this year.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump Organization as well as Avaaz for comment about the petition but did not hear back before publication.
I can't find anything about it being unredacted. I doubt there's "nothing" if the DOJ is refusing to release it.
The DOJ is in a tough spot. They don't want to create a precedent of court cases successfully un-redacting sensitive or classified material. Unfortunately this is bigger than one case.
Read the 41 page decision from Judge Jackson ordering the full un-redaction of CYA Barr's justification for not indicting POOTWH for obstruction of justice. DOJ un-redacted a small piece of said memo but has appealed the ruling on releasing the full memo. Pretty scathing.
Read the 41 page decision from Judge Jackson ordering the full un-redaction of CYA Barr's justification for not indicting POOTWH for obstruction of justice. DOJ un-redacted a small piece of said memo but has appealed the ruling on releasing the full memo. Pretty scathing.
Hillary been indicted yet? President Biden by the Special Counsel who’s still investigating, with an assist by CYA DISbarr? It’s happening, right? Augoost?
We're getting closer, tick tock goes the indictment clock.............
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New York grand jury stores up trouble for Trump Organization executives
Following a deluge of bombshell news about Donald Trump-related criminal investigations in New York, including the Manhattan district attorney’s convening of a special grand jury, more details have emerged that might suggest intensifying legal woes for one of the former president’s business lieutenants.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the Manhattan district attorney’s office has apparently “entered the final stages of a criminal tax investigation” of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer.
The report that prosecutors might be nearing the final stages of their criminal tax inquiry into Weisselberg comes in the wake of reports that Jeff McConney – a senior vice-president and controller for the Trump Organization – has testified before the Manhattan special grand jury.
McConney, “one of the most senior officials” in this company, is also the first Trump Organization staffer called to testify – and is one of “a number of witnesses” who have been before the panel, ABC reported.
McConney’s role as the Trump Organization’s money man could have dramatic implications for an investigation into possible financial crimes at the sprawling business empire. The special grand jury convened by the Manhattan district attorney’s office is expected to decide whether to indict Trump, other executives at his company or the business itself if presented with criminal charges by prosecutors.
The investigation is broad and relates to Trump’s business affairs predating his presidency. The inquiry is examining whether the value of some property in his company’s real estate portfolio was presented in a way that defrauded insurance companies and banks. The investigation is also trying to determine whether sketchy property valuations might have led to unlawful tax breaks, according to the Washington Post.
With Weisselberg, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is reportedly probing whether he received any “fringe benefits” from the company on top of his salary, and if said benefits were taxed adequately.
Although Trump and Weisselberg were usually the “only two people in the room”, when prepping tax paperwork and other financial documents, McConney brought them the “original documents and tranches of raw data”, the Daily Beast reported. So, McConney might have financial information that could potentially be used against Weisselberg or Trump.
Weisselberg’s attorney said “no comment” when asked about the inquiry and Times report.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.
Longtime defense attorneys told the Guardian that such revelations about grand jury witness testimony might give clues about prosecutors’ strategy and thoughts about potential wrongdoing. When prosecutors start calling witnesses before grand juries, it typically means the investigation has hit the stage where prosecutors feel they have a criminal case against someone.
Daniel R Alonso, a partner at Buckley LLP’s New York office whose past work includes serving as chief assistant district attorney with the Manhattan district attorney, said: “You’ve got to start with the proposition that it’s pretty clear they’re targeting Allen Weisselberg, the CFO. If that’s correct, which it seems to be, it’s an obvious move to get the testimony of the controller on record.
“It appears from the reporting that he’s getting immunity,” Alonso said of McConney. “They either don’t think that he has criminal exposure or if he does, they’re more interested in getting people higher up on the food chain if they can.”
And because a controller has daily interaction with a CFO, “there are undoubtedly lots and lots of questions that the [district attorney] has asked him, or will ask him, or lots and lots of documents that they can show him that will make it difficult for him to feign a lack of memory,” Alonso also said.
McConney did not respond to an email request for comment.
Rebecca Roiphe, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney’s office who now works as a professor at New York Law School, explained that in New York state courts, a witness called before the grand jury can’t be prosecuted for what they testify about.
“You really don’t want to use the grand jury, at least in terms of calling witnesses, at an early stage of your investigation because you don’t want to have to accidentally give somebody immunity,” Roiphe said.
So, if prosecutors are calling witnesses before a grand jury, they have a strong sense of who they want to prosecute – they are not just calling people in a way that could jeopardize a case.
“They must have a sense that they have a criminal case against somebody, because of the grand jury practice of New York,” Roiphe said.
“It seems that it’s a more advanced investigation. It’s not just the detectives and prosecutors thinking in theory about an investigation – they’re actively interviewing witnesses and putting a possible indictment together,” said Jeffrey Lichtman, a longtime criminal defense attorney.
“They don’t just call these people out of the blue.”
There appears to be no shortage of high-profile figures willing to discuss Trump, his businesses, or his cronies.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, has met with prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. They have reportedly asked Cohen questions about Trump’s business activities. Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress.
Jennifer Weisselberg, Allen Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law, has provided investigators with extensive tax records and other financial documents. A representative for Jennifer Weisselberg said: “She is still being considered as a potential witness and she’s been in conversation with the district attorney about her information and her potential [grand jury] testimony if necessary.”
The adult film star Stormy Daniels – who claimed to have had sex with Trump about 12 or so years ago, and received $130,000 in hush money during the 2016 presidential race not to discuss the alleged affair – said she would readily testify before a grand jury.
“I would love nothing more than my day in court and to give a deposition and to provide whatever evidence that they need from me,” Daniels reportedly said.
Trump has claimed he did not have a sexual liaison with Daniels.
Trump’s attorneys did not respond to requests for comment.
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On January 11, 2017, Trump announced that he and his daughter Ivanka would fully resign and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric would take executive charge of the various businesses, along with CFO Allen Weisselberg
The known focus of both state probes applies to business transactions and conduct in the years before Trump became president.
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I think that statement applies to anyone named Trump. Except maybe Mary.
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Scottish politicians and transparency activists are renewing calls to review financial dealings and purchases surrounding former President Donald Trump's golf courses.
Trump's cash-only purchases of his Aberdeenshire and Turnberry golf courses in Scotland are once again at the center of potential legal action. Avaaz, a global human rights group based in the United States, filed a petition in Scotland's highest civil court that seeks judicial review of Parliament's decision not to pursue an "unexplained wealth order" on the Trump Organization. In February, Scottish lawmakers voted 89-32 against a motion to investigate the source of money Trump used to buy the Aberdeenshire and Turnberry courses in 2006 and 2014, respectively.
Reuters reported Monday that the Avaaz petition demands answers about how "clean" Trump's $300 million in cash was when he purchased and developed the two courses. The group repeatedly cited mounting U.S. investigations of the Trump Organization's financial activities. The petition renews questions that can be probed under Scotland's so-called unexplained wealth legislation.
The Reuters report notes that neither of the two Trump golf courses has ever turned a profit.
The minority Scottish Green Party led the February calls to review Trump's golf course purchases before it was shot down by the Parliament. Humza Yousaf, a justice minister and member of the Scottish National Party, called Trump a "deplorable" during the February vote but went on to vote against conducting the financial probe.
"It isn't clear why the Scottish government have dragged their heels over this," Patrick Harvie, leader of the Green Party, said in a statement to Reuters on Monday. "An unexplained wealth order would be a clear signal that business in Scotland must be transparent and accountable no matter the individual involved."
Avaaz's petition filed Monday with Scotland's government cites the New York state attorney general's announcement last week that her investigation into Trump's finances has gone from civil to criminal. In a statement, Trump ridiculed the probe, calling it a political attack and saying Attorney General Letitia James is "in desperate search of a crime."
Eric Trump in February responded to the financial inquiry by accusing some Scottish officials of "advancing their personal agendas." The 37-year-old son of the former president directs the Scottish golf courses in his role as executive vice president in the Trump Organization.
Asked for an official comment on the impending probe, a Scottish government spokesman told Reuters Monday "it would be inappropriate for us to comment on an ongoing legal action.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance last week vowed to continue investigating the Trump Organization, as well as the former president himself, until the end of his term at the close of this year.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump Organization as well as Avaaz for comment about the petition but did not hear back before publication.
Scottish Lawmakers Renew 'Unexplained Wealth' Probe Into Trump Golf Courses, Cite NYS Investigations (msn.com)
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We're getting closer, tick tock goes the indictment clock.............
New York grand jury stores up trouble for Trump Organization executives
Following a deluge of bombshell news about Donald Trump-related criminal investigations in New York, including the Manhattan district attorney’s convening of a special grand jury, more details have emerged that might suggest intensifying legal woes for one of the former president’s business lieutenants.The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the Manhattan district attorney’s office has apparently “entered the final stages of a criminal tax investigation” of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer.
The report that prosecutors might be nearing the final stages of their criminal tax inquiry into Weisselberg comes in the wake of reports that Jeff McConney – a senior vice-president and controller for the Trump Organization – has testified before the Manhattan special grand jury.
McConney, “one of the most senior officials” in this company, is also the first Trump Organization staffer called to testify – and is one of “a number of witnesses” who have been before the panel, ABC reported.
McConney’s role as the Trump Organization’s money man could have dramatic implications for an investigation into possible financial crimes at the sprawling business empire. The special grand jury convened by the Manhattan district attorney’s office is expected to decide whether to indict Trump, other executives at his company or the business itself if presented with criminal charges by prosecutors.
The investigation is broad and relates to Trump’s business affairs predating his presidency. The inquiry is examining whether the value of some property in his company’s real estate portfolio was presented in a way that defrauded insurance companies and banks. The investigation is also trying to determine whether sketchy property valuations might have led to unlawful tax breaks, according to the Washington Post.
With Weisselberg, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is reportedly probing whether he received any “fringe benefits” from the company on top of his salary, and if said benefits were taxed adequately.
Although Trump and Weisselberg were usually the “only two people in the room”, when prepping tax paperwork and other financial documents, McConney brought them the “original documents and tranches of raw data”, the Daily Beast reported. So, McConney might have financial information that could potentially be used against Weisselberg or Trump.
Weisselberg’s attorney said “no comment” when asked about the inquiry and Times report.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.
Longtime defense attorneys told the Guardian that such revelations about grand jury witness testimony might give clues about prosecutors’ strategy and thoughts about potential wrongdoing. When prosecutors start calling witnesses before grand juries, it typically means the investigation has hit the stage where prosecutors feel they have a criminal case against someone.
Daniel R Alonso, a partner at Buckley LLP’s New York office whose past work includes serving as chief assistant district attorney with the Manhattan district attorney, said: “You’ve got to start with the proposition that it’s pretty clear they’re targeting Allen Weisselberg, the CFO. If that’s correct, which it seems to be, it’s an obvious move to get the testimony of the controller on record.
“It appears from the reporting that he’s getting immunity,” Alonso said of McConney. “They either don’t think that he has criminal exposure or if he does, they’re more interested in getting people higher up on the food chain if they can.”
And because a controller has daily interaction with a CFO, “there are undoubtedly lots and lots of questions that the [district attorney] has asked him, or will ask him, or lots and lots of documents that they can show him that will make it difficult for him to feign a lack of memory,” Alonso also said.
McConney did not respond to an email request for comment.
Rebecca Roiphe, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney’s office who now works as a professor at New York Law School, explained that in New York state courts, a witness called before the grand jury can’t be prosecuted for what they testify about.
“You really don’t want to use the grand jury, at least in terms of calling witnesses, at an early stage of your investigation because you don’t want to have to accidentally give somebody immunity,” Roiphe said.
So, if prosecutors are calling witnesses before a grand jury, they have a strong sense of who they want to prosecute – they are not just calling people in a way that could jeopardize a case.
“They must have a sense that they have a criminal case against somebody, because of the grand jury practice of New York,” Roiphe said.
“It seems that it’s a more advanced investigation. It’s not just the detectives and prosecutors thinking in theory about an investigation – they’re actively interviewing witnesses and putting a possible indictment together,” said Jeffrey Lichtman, a longtime criminal defense attorney.
“They don’t just call these people out of the blue.”
There appears to be no shortage of high-profile figures willing to discuss Trump, his businesses, or his cronies.
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, has met with prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. They have reportedly asked Cohen questions about Trump’s business activities. Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance violations and lying to Congress.
Jennifer Weisselberg, Allen Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law, has provided investigators with extensive tax records and other financial documents. A representative for Jennifer Weisselberg said: “She is still being considered as a potential witness and she’s been in conversation with the district attorney about her information and her potential [grand jury] testimony if necessary.”
The adult film star Stormy Daniels – who claimed to have had sex with Trump about 12 or so years ago, and received $130,000 in hush money during the 2016 presidential race not to discuss the alleged affair – said she would readily testify before a grand jury.
“I would love nothing more than my day in court and to give a deposition and to provide whatever evidence that they need from me,” Daniels reportedly said.
Trump has claimed he did not have a sexual liaison with Daniels.
Trump’s attorneys did not respond to requests for comment.
New York grand jury stores up trouble for Trump Organization executives (msn.com)
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