Trump lawyer: Manhattan DA won't charge former president
Cy Vance's team plans to bring narrowly focused charges in its probe of the Trump Organization, Ron Fischetti claims.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, right, is seen in New York.
By BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN
06/28/2021 03:45 PM EDT
Updated: 06/28/2021 03:49 PM EDT
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has indicated he does not currently plan to charge the Trump Organization with crimes related to allegations of "hush money" payments and real estate value manipulations, according to a personal lawyer for Donald Trump.
Ronald Fischetti, a New York attorney who represents the former president, said on Monday that in a meeting last week, he asked Vance’s team for details on charges they were considering.
According to Fischetti, members of Vance’s team 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. It has been widely reported that those perks included cars and apartments and appear to only involve a small number of executives.
“We asked, ‘Is there anything else?’” Fischetti told POLITICO. “They said, ‘No.’”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/28/trump-lawyer-manhattan-da-wont-charge-496768
