Manhattan Prosecutor Bears Down On Trump | Talking Points Memo

State prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office have issued subpoenas to President Trump’s insurance broker and lender, the New York Times reports.


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Manhattan Prosecutor Bears Down on Trump.

Eeww!

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Between this and Times magazine’s Person Of The Year, Rump is going to be crazier then usual.

Looking forward to ‘boring’ old Biden.

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[“The moves mark an escalation of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s investigation into President Trump’s financial affairs which, unlike federal probes, could result in charges that are immune from the President’s pardon power.”]

Me likey :sunglasses:

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Another excellent report from Josh Kovensky

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During these trying times, it’s always good to remember that Donnie Two Scoops is going to die in prison.

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Good!
Barr can’t touch this.

Better save all that money from the big grift, Donnie-boy. You’re gonna need it for other legal matters pretty soon.
Now that’s gonna be real entertaining.

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Between Cy Vance and Letitia James, Trump’s post-presidency is going to be lit.

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Before we get too excited, remember that criminal tax fraud is difficult to prove. The prosecution must show that the defendant had the specific intent to evade taxes and “reliance on counsel” is a complete defense to the charges.

And, if all else fails, blame Eric.

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About every two or three months I consider creating an account with the NYT, and this is one because the story isn’t clear to me. Vance is New York County, i.e. Manhattan, DA, so I don’t know what the state prosecutors referred to in the lead are doing in the mix.

ETA never mind, I see now these aren’t autonomous county districts, cool cool.

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He’s giving up. Several references to Biden as President. I think he’ll disappear after Jan 20, if not before

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Please, more of this. What’s that phrase again, oh right, lock them up!

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But do his “Elite Strike Force” Attorneys know that?

At some point White Shoe firms are going to refuse to represent him. Unless he pays a bigly retainer up front.

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He’ll be making noise from Maro. He needs the influx of cash.

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Cue up the “Jaws” music… :smile:

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So many subpoenas, so little popcorn.

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But what if it’s not tax fraud that they’re working on, but money laundering or real estate scams?

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… the probe encompasses allegations of tax, bank, and insurance fraud…

I guess this means that money laundering isn’t a State crime - I’ve always figured that any examination of Trump’s business practices would cough up all four. I’ll need to look that one up…

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