Trump lawyer says New York DA considering charges related to employee perks
By Joseph Choi - 06/28/21 07:14 PM EDT
An attorney representing former President Trump said Monday that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office told him it is currently considering charges against the Trump Organization and individual employees over allegedly not paying taxes on company benefits — but not on hush money allegations or potential fraud regarding property valuations at this time.
Speaking to Politico, New York attorney Ronald Fischetti said Vance's team said in a meeting last week that it was not considering bringing charges against Trump himself when the first indictments are brought down.
“They just said, ‘When this indictment comes down, he won’t be charged. Our investigation is ongoing,’” Fischetti told Politico.
On Sunday it was reported by The Washington Post that New York prosecutors had given attorneys for the Trump Organization until Monday afternoon to provide an argument as to why the company should not face criminal charges.
Fischetti told Politico that he expects charges to come this week or next week.
"It’s like the Shakespeare play 'Much Ado About Nothing,'" he said. "This is so small that I can’t believe I’m going to have to try a case like this."
“We asked, ‘Is there anything else?’” Fischetti added. “They said, ‘No.’ It’s crazy that that’s all they had.”
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