New York prosecutors set deadline for Trump on
legal action – report
Ex-president’s lawyers have 24 hours Monday to say why
the Trump Organization should not face charges, reports claim
Reuters
Mon 28 Jun
2021 01.13 BST
New York
prosecutors have given lawyers for Donald Trump 24 hours to respond with any
last arguments as to why criminal charges should not be filed against his
family business, according to a report on Sunday.
The
deadline set for Monday was another strong signal that the Manhattan district
attorney, Cyrus Vance, and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, are
considering criminal charges against the former president’s company as an
entity, according to sources quoted by the Washington Post.
On Friday,
it was reported that Vance could announce charges against the Trump
Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, within seven
days.
Any
criminal charges would be the first in Vance’s probe into Trump and his
business dealings.
Legal
experts have said an indictment against the Trump Organization could bankrupt
the company by undermining its relationships with banks and other business
partners.
Vance’s
office has said it was investigating “possibly extensive and protracted
criminal conduct” at the Trump Organization, including tax and insurance fraud
and falsification of business records.
Even if no
charges were brought, Vance’s investigation could complicate any return to
politics by Trump, who has lost some of his ability to communicate publicly
after being permanently banned from Twitter and suspended for two years by
Facebook.
James’
office has been investigating whether the Trump Organization inflated the values
of some properties to obtain better terms on loans, and lowered their values to
obtain property tax breaks.
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