THREAD: What should we make of the news that the Manhattan DA has convened a grand jury in his office's investigation of Donald Trump and his business?
1/ Today the @washingtonpost reported that Manhattan DA Cy Vance has convened a grand jury and that this grand jury may eventually consider whether to indict Trump and/or his associates or businesses. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
2/ A grand jury is just a group of ordinary people chosen at random who hear evidence presented to them by prosecutors.
Prosecutors have the authority to issue subpoenas for documents and testimony as part of their grand jury investigation.
THREAD: What does today's news that law enforcement executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's apartment tell us?
1/ Today federal prosecutors reportedly executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's apartment. They also seized his electronic devices during the search.
This is a major move that indicates that the criminal investigation of Giuliani is very far along. nytimes.com/2021/04/28/nyr…
2/ To obtain a search warrant, federal law enforcement had to present evidence to a federal judge sufficient for that judge to conclude that there is good reason to believe:
1) A federal crime was committed
2) Evidence of that crime is in Rudy's apartment and electronic devices