Mr Vance and Ms James attended Thursday s arraignment. This investigation will continue, and we will follow the facts and the law wherever they may lead, Ms James, who had been conducting a related civil probe, said in a statement.
Weisselberg wore handcuffs as he was led to the courtroom, and after being released was driven away in a black SUV. You re going to prison, an onlooker shouted. He will fight these charges in court, Weisselberg s lawyers Mary Mulligan and Bryan Skarlatos said in a joint statement before the charges were announced.
Mr Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for the Trump Organisation, told reporters that the company was very optimistic the charges would not significantly hurt its business.
2021-07-02 03:40:11 GMT2021-07-02 11:40:11(Beijing Time) Sina English
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Allen Weisselberg, Trump Organization CFO, leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after his arraignment in State Supreme Court on July 1 in Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Donald Trump s company and its long-serving finance chief pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Thursday after they were charged with fraud and tax crimes, in a major blow to the former president.
The 15 felony counts were the first charges in an almost three-year investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into the financial dealings of the vast real estate-to-golf course business that propelled Trump to fame.
Trump says criminal charges against his business and financial chief are political Witch Hunt by the Radical Left
Donald Trump has derided criminal charges against his business and chief financial officer as a “political Witch Hunt by the Radical Left”.
Jonathan TalbotDeputy Editor
July 2, 2021 - 2:08PM
Donald Trump’s company and his long-serving chief financial officer have pleaded not guilty to tax fraud charges as the ex-president declares the process a “political Witch Hunt by the Radical Left”.
The charges stem from a dedicated probe by the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., into Mr Trump and his business practices.
Trump Organization, CFO Allen Weisselberg Plead Not Guilty To Tax Fraud Charges In Manhattan DA Investigation
CBS New York 15 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, and lawyers for the company appeared in front of a Manhattan judge Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges in what prosecutors called a sweeping tax fraud scheme.
CBS2’s cameras captured the moment Weisselberg, 73, arrived at Manhattan Criminal Court almost an hour earlier than planned.
Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. was also seen heading into court after leading the two-year investigation.
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