More signs point to imminent charges in the Trump Org case...
Prosecutors "are likely to issue one or more criminal indictments this week.”
reuters.com/world/us/ny-pr…
Prosecutors "are likely to issue one or more criminal indictments this week.”
reuters.com/world/us/ny-pr…
That is close to what Trump's own lawyer said -- this week or next.
And while prosecutors can give targets the chance to "make a case" against charges, it rarely, rarely reverses planned charges.
And while prosecutors can give targets the chance to "make a case" against charges, it rarely, rarely reverses planned charges.
If the entire Trump Org were charged and convicted, it could be dismantled — the corporate equivalent of capital punishment.
arimelber.substack.com/p/new-trump-or…
arimelber.substack.com/p/new-trump-or…
There are legal factors for when to take the severe step of indicting a company, but most of them run *against* Trump Org.
I run through them here: arimelber.substack.com/p/new-trump-or…
I run through them here: arimelber.substack.com/p/new-trump-or…
The prosecutor who wrote the D.A. rules on indicting companies in NY, Cy Vance's deputy, told me:
Given all the considerations, there’s no reason not to charge the [entire] Trump Organization.
Given all the considerations, there’s no reason not to charge the [entire] Trump Organization.
It's also possible the D.A. could indict *part* of Trump Org, like subsidiaries, but not the whole company.
Given Trump Org's structure, it might be able to easily maneuver around that legal approach.
Given Trump Org's structure, it might be able to easily maneuver around that legal approach.
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