What to know about Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney
A New York grand jury that voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter has refocused attention on the Manhattan district attorney steering the case.
Ex-prosecutor's new book details fight over indicting Trump
As the Manhattan district attorneyโs office again ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor who once led the probe details just how close the former president came to getting indicted โ and laments friction with the new D.
Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe
Donald Trumpโs former personal lawyer Michael Cohen says he met Tuesday for about 2ยฝ hours with Manhattan prosecutors, who are again investigating hush money payments he made to a porn star who said she had an extramarital affair with the former president.
Trump CFOโs plea deal could make him a prosecution witness
Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to tax violations in a deal that would require him to testify about business practices at the former presidentโs company.
Trump Organization, CFO's tax fraud trial set for October
Capping an extraordinary week in Donald Trumpโs post-presidency, a New York judge ordered Friday that his company and its longtime finance chief stand trial in the fall on tax fraud charges stemming from a long-running criminal investigation into Trumpโs business practices.
Man exonerated in Malcolm X killing sues NYC for $40 million
A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City for the two decades he spent in prison for a notorious crime he did not commit.
Trump, fighting contempt fines, says he doesn't have records
Donald Trumpโs lawyers have provided a New York judge with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didnโt turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney generalโs office because he doesnโt have them.
Ex-prosecutor: Trump 'guilty of numerous felony violations'
A prosecutor who had led a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last month said in his resignation letter that he believes the former president is โguilty of numerous felony violations.โ.
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorneyโs criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump have suddenly resigned, throwing the future of the probe into question.
Weisselberg, Trump Organization seek to toss tax fraud case
Lawyers for Donald Trumpโs longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, are asking a judge to throw out tax fraud charges against him, arguing New York prosecutors targeted him as punishment because he wouldnโt flip on the former president.
New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probe
New Yorkโs attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trumpโs attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices.
NY attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probe
New Yorkโs attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trumpโs testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said.
New grand jury seated as Trump criminal probe continues
New York prosecutors conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trumpโs business dealings have convened a new grand jury to hear evidence as the previous panelโs term was set to run out.
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Trump CFO's lawyer says he suspects more indictments on way
A lawyer for Donald Trumpโs indicted corporate finance chief told a judge Monday he has โstrong reason to believeโ more indictments are coming in an ongoing New York investigation into the former presidentโs real estate empire.
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Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress
The Justice Department says the Treasury Department must provide the House Ways and Means Committee former President Donald Trumpโs tax returns, apparently ending a long legal showdown over the records.
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DA: 6ix9ine's bodyguards broke man's phone after wild chase
Prosecutors say bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs and chasing a man for 20 blocks with lights flashing after he attempted to record cellphone video of the recording star.
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Tax law experts see 'strong' case against Trump Org. CFO
The extravagant perks the Trump Organization lavished onto its CFO Allen Weisselberg _ apartments, cars, cash to holiday tips, tuition for his grandchildren to name a few _ go well beyond the level of well compensating a valued employee.
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AP sources: Trump company, executive indicted in tax probe
Donald Trumpโs company and his longtime finance chief have been indicted on charges stemming from a New York investigation into the former president's business dealings.
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Trump Org lawyers make last pitch against prosecution
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorneyโs Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former presidentโs company.
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New York AG has 2 lawyers working with DA on Trump probe
New Yorkโs attorney general said Friday that sheโs assigned two lawyers to work with the Manhattan districtโs attorneyโs office on a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trumpโs business dealings.
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NY attorney general says Trump Org probe is now criminal
The New York attorney generalโs office says that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trumpโs business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe.
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NY prosecutors interview Cohen an 8th time in Trump inquiry
Michael Cohen, former personal attorney for Donald Trump, arrives at the Manhattan District Attorney's office, Friday, March 19, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW YORK โ Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, was interviewed on Friday for an eighth time by New York prosecutors investigating the former president's finances. Cohen met with investigators at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office amid a swirl of new activity in the the criminal inquiry, including fresh subpoenas and face-to-face meetings with key witnesses. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. also is scrutinizing hush-money payments paid to women on Trumpโs behalf. AdHis office is now in possession of eight years of Trumpโs tax records after a lengthy legal battle.
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Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats up
FILE - In this Friday Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., center, leaves Criminal Court in New York. New York prosecutors are asking new questions about former President Donald Trump's Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, N.Y., trying to determine whether the value of the century-old mansion was improperly inflated to reduce the former president's taxes. AdIn a recent interview with Cohen, investigators asked questions about Trump's Seven Springs estate as part of an inquiry into whether the value of the 213-acre Westchester County property was improperly inflated to reduce his taxes. AdโThe work continues,โ Vance wrote, echoing his short statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that he could have Trump's tax records. The amount was based on a professional appraisal that valued the full Seven Springs property at $56.5 million as of Dec. 1, 2015.
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NYC prosecutor leading Trump probe won't seek reelection
FILE - In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. who sees the Trump case through. โI never imagined myself as District Attorney for decades like my predecessors. The Trump case will likely be an early test for the next district attorney. Vance's office reopened the Hadden case amid public outcry last year, and the doctor was indicted on federal charges.
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Claimed value of sleepy NY estate could come to haunt Trump
The Seven Springs, a property owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump, is covered in snow, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Mount Kisco, N.Y. Meyer's daughter, the late Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, was married at Seven Springs in 1940. The amount was based on a professional appraisal that valued the full Seven Springs property at $56.5 million as of Dec. 1, 2015. AdCohen testified that Trump had financial statements saying Seven Springs was worth $291 million as of 2012. Along with the mansion, Seven Springs has a Tudor-style home once owned by ketchup magnate H.J.
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Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
Vance has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)NEW YORK โ A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trumpโs tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former presidentโs last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over. District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. had been fighting for a year and a half for access to Trumpโs tax records for a criminal grand jury investigation into his business dealings. AdVanceโs office issued a subpoena to Trumpโs accounting firm, Mazars USA, in August 2019 seeking eight years of his tax returns and related documents. An appellate court rejected that argument and the Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene.
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What NY prosecutors could learn from Trump's tax records
Vance Jr. fought for a year and a half to get access to former President Donald Trumps tax records. Former prosecutors say the trove of records could give investigators new tools to determine whether Trump lied to lenders or tax officials. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)NEW YORK โ Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. fought for a year and a half to get access to former President Donald Trumpโs tax records. Whether Trump's records will contain evidence of a crime is uncertain. AdIt isnโt clear, though, whether Trumpโs tax records will add much to that part of the probe.
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Supreme Court won't halt turnover of Trump's tax records
WASHINGTON โ In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The courtโs action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once before. The courtโs order is a win for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who has been seeking Trumpโs tax records since 2019 as part of an investigation. The records Vance has been after are more than eight years of Trumpโs personal and corporate tax records. AdAs part of its July decision, the high court returned the Vance case and a similar case involving records sought by Congress to lower courts.
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Riot lawsuit just part of Trump's post-impeachment problems
The former "Apprentice" contestant is trying to get her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump moving again now that he's no longer president. Federal prosecutors in Washington, meanwhile, have charged some 200 Trump supporters with crimes related to the riot, including more serious conspiracy charges. There has been no indication that Trump would be charged in the riot though prosecutors have said they are looking at all angles. The same U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan also appears to have moved on from its investigation of Trumpโs inaugural committee. Recently, her office has won a series of court rulings forcing Trumpโs company and a law firm it hired to turn over troves of records.
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Case dropped after woman in racist NYC run-in gets therapy
FILE - This May 25, 2020 file image, taken from video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog calling police at Central Park in New York. There is no relation between Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper. AdIlluzzi said that when officers arrived, Christian Cooper was gone and Amy Cooper admitted he hadn't tried to assault her. Amy Cooper also warned him she would summon police unless he stopped recording. โThereโs an African American man, Iโm in Central Park, he is recording me and threatening myself and my dog.
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Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON โ Donald Trump's acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether heโs to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. โPresident Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office, as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations has run,โ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said after that vote. Federal prosecutors have said they are looking at all angles of the assault on the Capitol and whether the violence had been incited. A phone call between Trump and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy emerged during the impeachment trial in which McCarthy, as rioters stormed the Capitol, begged Trump to call off the mob. AdIt's possible federal prosecutors will decide not to bring charges, and if Trump were indicted in one of the many other separate investigations, federal prosecutors could decide justice would be done elsewhere.
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Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal
One joked, "Weโre going to Disney World!โNow acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life. And he's confronting a Republican Party deeply divided over the legacy of his jarring final days in office, culminating in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. Searing video images of the day played on loop during his impeachment trial, which ended Saturday. Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spoke with Trump on Saturday night, acknowledged that Trump is โmad at some folks,โ but also โready to move on and rebuild the Republican Partyโ and โexcited about 2022." That sharp rebuke from his once-loyal defender underscores how dramatically Trump's stock has fallen in Washington since his first impeachment trial just over a year ago.
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Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON โ Donald Trump's acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether heโs to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. โPresident Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office, as an ordinary citizen, unless the statute of limitations has run,โ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said after that vote. Federal prosecutors have said they are looking at all angles of the assault on the Capitol and whether the violence had been incited. A phone call between Trump and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy emerged during the impeachment trial in which McCarthy, as rioters stormed the Capitol, begged Trump to call off the mob. AdIt's possible federal prosecutors will decide not to bring charges, and if Trump were indicted in one of the many other separate investigations, federal prosecutors could decide justice would be done elsewhere.
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NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances
A bound edition about President Donald Trumps second impeachment will feature a foreword from an estranged associate _ former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)NEW YORK โ New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, asking a range of questions about Trump's business dealings, according to three people familiar with the meeting. The interview, at least the second of Cohen by the Manhattan district attorney's office, comes amid a long-running grand jury investigation into Trump's business dealings. Vance has declined to provide specific details about the investigation, but pointed to news reports of what prosecutors described as โextensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization" in court filings. Jack Weisselberg, the son of Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, is a director of Ladder Capital.
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Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. The president's legal entanglements are likely to intensify when leaves the White House in January 2021 and loses immunity from prosecution. The probe led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is one of several legal entanglements likely to intensify when Trump loses power โ and immunity from prosecution โ upon leaving the White House. Trump faces two New York state inquiries into whether he misled tax authorities, banks or business partners. Carroll says Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in a New York department store.
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NY probes Trump consulting payments that reduced his taxes
FILE- In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Ivanka Trump joins her father, President Donald Trump, as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. If true, that wouldnโt necessarily pose a problem for Ivanka Trump herself, as long as she paid income tax on the consulting payments, which she reported publicly. The Times wrote that there was no indication Ivanka Trump is a target of either the state's or the city's investigation. James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., both Democrats, are both conducting wide-ranging inquiries into Trump's business affairs. Vance has been involved in a long court battle seeking access to Trump's tax filings as part of the investigation.
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Weinstein accusers endorse Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang
A group of women, including Mann, who said they were victimized by Weinstein, endorsed former prosecutor Lucy Lang on Tuesday, Nov. 17 to replace the Manhattan district attorney who put the movie mogul behind bars. Lang, one of several women campaigning to become Manhattanโs first female state prosecutor, called their endorsement an โincredible honor." Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who oversaw Weinstein's prosecution, has not said whether heโll seek a fourth term. Lang is among a host of candidates who have announced they are running for Manhattan district attorney. Lang was an assistant district attorney in Manhattan for 12 years before leaving in 2018 to become director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College.
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Court won't revive state fraud charges against Manafort
NEW YORK โ A New York court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort on double jeopardy grounds, affirming a lower court finding that they mirrored the federal charges that landed President Donald Trumpโs former campaign chairman behind bars. A four-judge panel in the state's intermediate appeals court ruled that Manhattan prosecutors failed to show that the state charges they brought against Manafort last year warranted an exception to state double jeopardy protections. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley reached the same conclusion in December, explaining at the time that "the law of double jeopardy in New York state provides a very narrow window for prosecution." Prosecutors contended that the state charges qualified for an exception because they were meant to prevent โvery different kindsโ of harm than the federal charges that landed Manafort behind bars and that Wiley had taken an โexceedingly broad viewโ in reaching his decision. In their appeal, Manhattan prosecutors acknowledged their case involved some of the same issues as the federal case.
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White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call
On the video Christian Cooper recorded of Amy Cooper, he sounded calm and appeared to keep a safe distance from her. There is no relation between Christian Cooper and Amy Cooper. Amy Cooper also warned him she would summon police unless he stopped recording. โPlease call the cops,โ said Christian Cooper. Police said that by the time officers responded, Amy and Christian Cooper were both gone.
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Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover
The court could allow the immediate enforcement of a subpoena issued by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. or block it temporarily. Even if the court rules against Trump, however, the records would normally not be made public but turned over to Vance's office. This is the second time the records issue has reached the high court. But the high court returned the Vance case and another, similar case involving records sought by Congress to lower courts to allow Trump's attorneys to make additional arguments. In August, a district court judge rejected Trump's attorneys' renewed efforts to block Vance's access to the records.
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Politics has way of finding Supreme Court eager to avoid it
WASHINGTON โ The Supreme Court might prefer to avoid politics, but politics has a way of finding the court. And Trump is hoping to have his third high court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, installed before Election Day. A federal court ordered ballots to be counted if received by Nov. 6, unless there is evidence they were mailed after Election Day. The next day, Justice Stephen Breyer rejected a Republican bid to stop the use of ranked-choice voting in Maine. On an abortion-related issue, the court found a way Thursday to put off any definitive action for the time being.
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Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor
NEW YORK โ President Donald Trumpโs accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court over the issue. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said in a written decision that a stay of a lower-court decision will remain in effect so Trumpโs lawyers can appeal the ruling to the high court. Vance is seeking more than eight years of the Republican presidentโs personal and corporate tax records, but has disclosed little about what prompted him to request the records. But the court said Trump can challenge the subpoena on other grounds, like anyone else who receives a subpoena. At the time, Trump dismissed the report as โfake newsโ and maintained he has paid taxes, but he provided no specifics.
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Appeals court hears fight over Trump tax returns โ again
If the three-judge panel refuses to put a hold on the enforcement of the subpoena, Trumpโs lawyers will be forced to ask the Supreme Court to prolong the legal fight. Trumpโs lawyers appealed to the 2nd U.S. The Supreme Court in July ruled that the presidency in and of itself doesnโt shield Trump from the investigation, prompting Trumpโs lawyers to raise new objections and start the appellate process over again. Vance's office argued in court papers this week that there's โa mountainous recordโ of public allegations of misconduct to support its efforts to obtain Trumpโs tax returns, such as news reports alleging Trump or his companies inflated or minimized the value of assets for business and tax purposes. Even if Vance does get Trumpโs tax records, those would be part of a confidential grand jury investigation and not automatically be made public.
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Trump lawyers: DA's fight for tax returns built on innuendo
Trump's lawyers maintain that the subpoena was issued in bad faith and is overly broad. โBut this is all misdirection,โ Trumpโs lawyers wrote. With its decision, the Supreme Court returned the case to U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan so Trumpโs lawyers could seek to block the subpoena on other grounds. Trump has said he expects the case to return to the Supreme Court, making it unlikely the dispute will be resolved before the November election. Even if Vance does get Trumpโs tax records, those would be part of a confidential grand jury investigation and not automatically be made public.
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NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients
In this Feb. 23, 2016 photo, Robert Hadden appears in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York. Hadden, a former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing more than two dozen patients, including children and the wife of former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, is now facing federal charges. Prosecutors described the doctor, Robert A. Hadden, 62, as a predator in a white coat, accusing him of singling out young and unsuspecting victims, including a young girl hed delivered at birth. The federal charges will be the second time Hadden is prosecuted over alleged abuse of patients. He used the cover of conducting medical examinations to engage in sexual abuse that he passed off as normal and medically necessary, Strauss said.
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Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election
With a temporary stay in place and Trump expecting a return to the Supreme Court, it's unlikely that the case will be resolved or any tax returns will be turned over before the November election. Trump's lawyers argued that a stay keeping the tax returns under wraps will protect him from irreparable harm such as leaks from secret grand jury proceedings while they appeal a lower-court ruling two weeks ago that granted Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office access to Trump's tax returns. At that stage, Trump's lawyers argued that the subpoena was issued in bad faith, overly broad, might have been politically motivated and amounted to harassment. Were not allowed to make that public, which is what has led to his speculation about the grand jury scope. Trump is the only modern president who has refused to release his tax returns.
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Judge rebuffs Trump again on tax records; appeals under way
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241.
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Judge clears way for Manhattan DA to get Trump tax returns
NEW YORK A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for Manhattan's top prosecutor to get President Donald Trumps tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena issued to his accounting firm. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero's ruling echoes his prior decision in the case, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last month. That time span pertains to an investigation related to payoffs to two women, including porn actress Stormy Daniels, to keep them quiet during the 2016 presidential campaign about alleged extramarital affairs with Trump. Trump has denied the affairs. A message seeking comment was left with Trumps lawyer.
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Trump tax ruling a new front in defamation suits against him
That has quickly become a question in two closely watched defamation lawsuits filed by women who say President Donald Trump smeared them while denying their sexual assault allegations. Lawyers for the women, E. Jean Carroll and Summer Zervos, are now trying to persuade New York courts that the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling strengthens their arguments for letting the suits go forward. The Supreme Court has now spoken, Carroll lawyer Roberta Kaplan wrote to the judge in her defamation case last week. Past Supreme Court cases established that presidents are subject to federal criminal subpoenas and to federal civil suits regarding private behavior. The court generally views criminal cases as more compelling matters than civil suits, said Albany Law School professor Vincent Bonventre, who maintains a blog on the Supreme Court.
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Lawyer: Trump's delay moves over taxes harms probe of others
It isnt just about the president," attorney Carey Dunne said of an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Vance's favor. There are other individuals and entities who ... could end up above the law as a result of this delay." Trump's attorney, William S. Consovoy, said the president believed there were strong arguments to be made that the subpoena was not properly tailored" and instead copied verbatim portions of Congressional subpoenas. He also expressed interest in resolving Trump's claims quickly, noting that lawyers submitted their arguments last year within six days. The top court returned the fight over the subpoena to Marrero, saying Trumps lawyers may still challenge it in the same manner as anyone served with a subpoena.
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Lawyers: Trump may claim harassment in tax return quest
The President intends to raise some or all of these arguments," the lawyers wrote. Lawyers for the prosecutor wrote in the jointly submitted letter that Trumps lawyers are asking for more than they are allowed. They said Trump's lawyers are basing their plans on a concurring opinion that conflicts with the Supreme Court's majority opinion in the case, and that the lower-court judge already rejected the same arguments Trump's lawyers are suggesting they might make. This Court has already found that there was no demonstrated bad faith, harassment, or any other unusual circumstance," Vance's lawyers said. Lawyers for Vance, a Democrat, also objected to a request from Trump's lawyers that they be entitled to gather new evidence before the subpoenas are enforced and that nothing occur until the Supreme Court issues a mandate.
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A look at the cases behind the Supreme Court rulings
The Supreme Court ruled in two cases involving access to President Donald Trumps financial records. One case had to do with whether Congress could get access to Trumps financial records. Here's a look at the cases behind the requests:WHY DOES THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY WANT THE RECORDS? The Manhattan district attorney subpoenaed for Trump's financial records, specifically his taxes. Mazars also is the recipient of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s subpoena.
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Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump's taxes and other financial records that the president has fought hard to keep private. Trump has so far lost at every step, but the records have not been turned over pending a final court ruling. In those cases, three Nixon appointees and two Clinton appointees, respectively, voted against the president who chose them for the high court. There are two Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, on the court. Instead, House committees want records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, as well as the Mazars USA accounting firm.
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Supreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records Thursday
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump's taxes and other financial records that the president has fought hard to keep private. The high-stakes dispute tests the balance of power between the White House and Congress, as well as Trump's claim that he can't be investigated while he holds office. Trump has so far lost at every step, but the records have not been turned over pending a final court ruling. There are two Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, on the court. Instead, House committees want records from Deutsche Bank and Capital One, as well as the Mazars USA accounting firm.