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Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company.
Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told The Associated Press the meeting came as a grand jury nears a vote on an indictment this week following a more than two-year investigation into Trump s business affairs.
He said prosecutors have told him Trump himself will not be charged at this time “at least not with what s coming down this week but added the investigation is continuing.
Donald Trump’s Attorney Says Manhattan DA is Not Currently Planning on Indicting the Former President: Report Jerry Lambe
An attorney representing
Donald Trump said that prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicated to him that they do not currently plan to charge the former president with any crimes in connection with their investigation into allegations of unlawful hush money payments and possible tax fraud, Politico reported Monday.
According to the report, New York-based attorney
Ronald Fischetti met with a team from Manhattan D.A.
Cy Vance‘s office last week to discuss the possibility of Trump being indicted. Fischetti told Politico that prosecutors said they were “considering bringing charges against the Trump Organization and its individual employees related to alleged failures to pay taxes on corporate benefits and perks.”
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Trump Org lawyers make last pitch against prosecution
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FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, shows President-elect Donald Trump, left, his chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, center, and his son Donald Trump Jr., right, attend a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Manhattan prosecutors have informed Donald Trumps company that it could soon face criminal charges stemming from a long-running investigation into the former presidents business dealings. The New York Times reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization as early as next week related to fringe benefits the company gave to top executives, such as use of apartments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
In recent months, investigators in Vance s office have focused on fringe benefits the company gave to top executives, such as use of apartments, cars and school tuition.
Investigators have scrutinized Trump’s tax records, subpoenaed documents and interviewed witnesses, including Trump insiders and company executives.
Another person familiar with the investigation confirmed there were communications between defense lawyers and prosecutors on Monday. The person declined to give any details of the talks.
Such final exchanges are considered formalities that rarely change the course of an investigation in a late stage, suggesting the grand jury is near a vote.
The person was not authorized to discuss the case and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.