Prosecutors in New York have given attorneys for former President Donald Trump until Monday afternoon to provide an argument as to why the Trump Organization should not face criminal charges.
After it was reported last week that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was considering bringing criminal charges against Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and the Trump Organization as a whole, Trump’s attorneys appealed to prosecutors not to file charges against the company. Two sources told The Washington Post that the attorneys now have until Monday to make the case as to why charges should not be filed.
According to The Hill, the Manhattan D.A.’s investigation has to do with the company’s financial dealings and “whether it inflated the value of some assets to deceive lenders and insurers.” Additionally, the charges that would be brought against Weisselberg are over tax issues, The Hill adds.
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While Trump and his organization may or may not be guilty of everything he’s being accused of, the motivation for all these prosecutions is political and therefore should be thrown out.