The company and Weisselberg were expected to make their first court appearance Thursday. Prosecutors have been scrutinizing Trump’s tax records, subpoenaing documents and interviewing witnesses, including Trump insiders and company executives. Messages seeking comment were left with a spokesperson and lawyers for the Trump Organization. Trump had blasted the investigation in a statement Monday, deriding Vance’s office as “rude, nasty, and totally biased" in their treatment of Trump company lawyers, representatives, and long-term employees. Trump Organization lawyers met virtually with Manhattan prosecutors last week in a last-ditch attempt to dissuade them from charging the company.

Source: Mint July 01, 2021 01:18 UTC