on tax fraud charges, New York authorities notched their first indictment in a two-year ongoing investigation of the former president.
Trump and his lawyers say the Democrats who brought the case against the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg are making a criminal case out of what should be minor disputes usually settled in civil court. Both the Trump Organization and Weisselberg have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors say this is serious. Weisselberg alone, they say, cheated the federal government, state and city out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes.ADVERTISEMENT
Hard to say. The Manhattan district attorney and New York attorney general say they are still investigating. State Attorney General Letitia James called the indictment an “important marker in the ongoing criminal investigation.”Multiple counts, including scheme to defraud in the first degree, conspiracy in the fourth degree, criminal tax fraud in the third degree, criminal tax fraud in the fourth degree and falsifying records in the first degree.
and aren’t prosecuted or even punished. Trump, a Republican, excoriated the case as a “political Witch Hunt by the Radical Left Democrats.”It’s a business entity through which Trump
So much for surrendered
I’m sure they will investigate Hunter Biden next?
_Politics They spent three years investigating the Trump organization to charge them with felonies for not reporting leased vehicles and apartments correctly?! What a joke of an investigation. It cost way more to investigate. This is Russia collusion all over again.
So when this gets dismissed to nothing please be honorable and retract the story. Like the Russia story, the church photo op and the list goes on. Have no issue with you running stories but this ignoring the facts after they come out is getting old. Be real journalist.
You F’ers are always trying to stick it to Trump to guarantee he can run in 2024! So predictable
Wow. These are the ‘law and order’ people, I see. George Floyd died because of $20. Lock them up.
Politically motivated prosecution
I want to read tour takeaways. But you pack them filled with ads and other bullshit, it is next to impossible. Is your objective to share ideas or bombard me with propaganda from your advertisers and other bogus nonsense!!
Wow that lede, it’s almost like the Associated Press is not into impartial journalism.
Sing 🎤....
I mean, I don’t think ppl realize how normal these fringe benefits are. Yes, they should be stopped, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s merely assessed taxes owned and given probation.
The Indictments Detailed Brief Actually Expose Trump's Crimes, Not Just Weissmen's 😉This All Falls Under RICO/Racketeering, Which Graduates All Charges To Felonies. 😉
I don't think he's going to flip. I think his kids will though. Looks like they will cop the same indictments as Weisel eventually.
Ugh. Hate seeing trump and safe in the same sentence but key words, for now. I know that the argument is being made that you have to fry the small fish to get to the big fish but gosh I wish we could start with the big fish
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horrible
Who gives a fuck, George Bush is just walking around free