Trump is facing pressure from two main venues - NYC under DA Vance, and Fulton County, Georgia under DA Fani Willis .
The Georgia investigation is in its early stages, but the NYC investigation is pretty advanced. John Dean thinks that, based on recent activity, an indictment is coming any day now.
A possible out for Trump is that Gov. Ron DeSantis might refuse an extradition request if a warrant for Trump's arrest is issued.
Trump is facing pressure from two main venues - NYC under DA Vance, and Fulton County, Georgia under DA Fani Willis .
The Georgia investigation is in its early stages, but the NYC investigation is pretty advanced. John Dean thinks that, based on recent activity, an indictment is coming any day now.
A possible out for Trump is that Gov. Ron DeSantis might refuse an extradition request if a warrant for Trump's arrest is issued.
Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump is beefing up her office with a new evidence expert. Michael Carlson, known as an expert in the rules of evidence, is slated to join the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in the coming weeks. https://t.co/uwpd8MMrmt
NEW: The @NewYorkStateAG investigation into the Trump Organization is “no longer purely civil.”
“We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA,” a spokesman told CNN. pic.twitter.com/Ctck7VrYc0
One thing TFG has proven is his ability to avoid culpability and accountability for his actions.
I don't know if Rudy knows enough to bring him down. Apparently TFG has left him to swing in the wind as the FBI and DOJ put the squeeze on. Will he (or anyone who can actually bring the goods) flip on the orange sociopath?
Breaking: Manhattan DA is considering racketeering charges against the Trump Org as a criminal enterprise. The MINIMUM sentence is 3 years for anyone involved. https://t.co/uVMLifgq5P
One thing TFG has proven is his ability to avoid culpability and accountability for his actions.
I don't know if Rudy knows enough to bring him down. Apparently TFG has left him to swing in the wind as the FBI and DOJ put the squeeze on. Will he (or anyone who can actually bring the goods) flip on the orange sociopath?
Rudy does not strike me as a highly organized, stable, and reliable witness to be honest with you.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has informed Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that it is considering criminal charges against his family business, the Trump Organization, in connection with fringe benefits the company awarded a top executive, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.
If the case moves ahead, the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., could announce charges against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, as soon as next week, the people said.
Sounds like Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell took a page out of Roy Cohn's playbook with their counter lawsuits against dominion:
Representing Trump, Roy Cohn filed a counter-suit against the government for $100 million, asserting that the charges were irresponsible and baseless. A federal judge threw out the countersuit, calling it a waste of "time and paper". Trump settled the charges out of court in 1975 without admitting guilt, saying he was satisfied that the agreement did not "compel the Trump organization to accept persons on welfare as tenants unless as qualified as any other tenant".
boy, I hope Vance has more up his sleeve than this weak tea.
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This is an organization that covers its tracks well. Trump surrounds himself with extremely loyal people so getting someone to flip and testify is a challenge. I think he's also good at avoiding paper trails which could incriminate him.
My guess is we're seeing the tip of the iceberg but it may be all we ever see.
boy, I hope Vance has more up his sleeve than this weak tea.
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This is an organization that covers its tracks well. Trump surrounds himself with extremely loyal people so getting someone to flip and testify is a challenge. I think he's also good at avoiding paper trails which could incriminate him.
My guess is we're seeing the tip of the iceberg but it may be all we ever see.
He might actually be a genius at living right along the edge of illegality.
This is an organization that covers its tracks well. Trump surrounds himself with extremely loyal people so getting someone to flip and testify is a challenge. I think he's also good at avoiding paper trails which could incriminate him.
My guess is we're seeing the tip of the iceberg but it may be all we ever see.
You may know them as that "successful" business that the "successful businessman" ran, which some people said made him qualified to be President of the United States.
Perhaps this is not groundbreaking analysis, but it occurs to me that this “fringe benefit tax avoidance scheme” is really just designed to make everyone an accomplice and engender loyalty to the boss.
I read a persuasive discussion of the effect of Count Twelve in the indictment, "Falsifying Business Records". The Trump Organization runs on debt, and debt is governed by loan documents, and loan documents have covenants about the truthfulness of the information provided to the lender. Existing lenders can demand to see the books, and call the loans if there's a discrepancy; new lenders aren't going to want Trump Organization debt (imagine being a bank official trying to convince the bank to take on more Trump debt).
Existing lenders can demand to see the books, and call the loans if there's a discrepancy; new lenders aren't going to want Trump Organization debt (imagine being a bank official trying to convince the bank to take on more Trump debt).
Like Rosemary Vrablic at Deutsche Bank, who succeeded.
Ms. Vrablic and her boss championed the Trump relationship. But it was polarizing inside the bank. Some senior executives argued it was too risky to lend to Mr. Trump, given his history of not repaying loans, including in 2008 when he defaulted on a large loan from Deutsche Bank on his Chicago skyscraper. Those concerns, however, were overruled, and the relationship with Mr. Trump progressed.
The Georgia investigation is in its early stages, but the NYC investigation is pretty advanced. John Dean thinks that, based on recent activity, an indictment is coming any day now.
A possible out for Trump is that Gov. Ron DeSantis might refuse an extradition request if a warrant for Trump's arrest is issued.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/542691-john-dean-only-a-matter-of-how-many-days-until-trump-is-indicted
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-donald-trump/