Article content Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. leaves a hearing in U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax case in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 23, 2019. Photo by Eduardo Muno /REUTERS
Legal experts and a source familiar with the criminal investigation say prosecutors’ apparent goal is to convince Weisselberg to cooperate with the probe into Trump’s dealings.
“They want him to turn,” said the person familiar with the investigation.
A spokesman for Vance declined to comment. Lawyers for Weisselberg and Trump did not respond to requests for comment.
The Manhattan district attorney said in an August filing that the office is investigating “possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct” at the Trump Organization, though he has not fully disclosed the scope of the probe. In a September filing, he said “mountainous” misconduct allegations could justify a grand jury probe into possible tax fraud, insurance fraud and falsifyin
The emphasis on Allen Weisselberg, is aimed at flipping him to cooperate with the investigation - attempting to turn one of Trump s most important aides into a witness against him.
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Midway through a candidate forum Thursday night hosted by Amplify Her, contenders were asked, “As District Attorney, are there offenses you will decline to prosecute?”
It’s hard to imagine this question being thrown at candidates for one of the top prosecutor’s seats in the nation just a few years ago. But with progressive prosecutors running for office (and winning) in cities across the country, the crowded race for Manhattan DA is increasingly defined by what the candidates say they
won’t prosecute, rather than what they will.
At this week s forum, candidate Elizabeth Crotty challenged the premise of the question, declining to say what crimes she wouldn’t prosecute.
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