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BREAKING: New York state investigators have issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of Trump Foundation probe.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Investigators in New York state have issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of their criminal probe into the Trump Foundation.
A spokesman for Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomos tax department confirmed the subpoena to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The subpoena was issued after Cohens attorney said the longtime lawyer for President Donald Trump has information that would be of interest to prosecutors at both the state and federal level.
As a close Trump confidant, Cohen could potentially be a significant source of information for state investigators looking into whether Trump or his charity broke state law or lied about their tax liability.
Anyone charged with a state crime could not be pardoned by the president.
Messages left with attorneys for Cohen and Trump were not immediately returned Wednesday.
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malaise
(269,028 posts)Get thee to the greatest page
Down they go.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)They all deserve justice: lock them up
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)FakeNoose
(32,641 posts)... Cheeto can't do shit about it! If the information is good enough to get the Trump family, maybe they won't charge Cohen with anything. That would be his payoff I think.
groundloop
(11,519 posts)Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)I cant believe how fast this is happening!
leftieNanner
(15,115 posts)is to take away ALL of his money! Begin with the Trump "Foundation" (AKA Donnie buys pictures of himself) and move on to his real estate biz.
FakeNoose
(32,641 posts)The Foundation doesn't control much money. But all their tax-scamming and hiding stuff behind the foundation has been going on for so many years. They never gave anything to charity, so they don't deserve the tax exempt status.
This is going to tie up their money so they can't get it out of the country. Eventually the shady shit he's been doing with the real estate sales is what will take him down I think. He won't have a penny left, and neither will those snotty kids.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)M. Cohens name on it.
And its in regards to the what? The TRUMP FOUNDATION?!??
OH FUCK YEAH
And say, has this fine gentleman been invited for a chat with the Grand Jury yet?!?
Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of The Trump Organization:
Whassuppp, ALLEN?!?
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)The article even states that this subpoena was issued DIRECTLY because of Cohen's attorney saying Cohen has info on Trump that he wants to spill.
There is no beating around the bush here.
SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)"The subpoena was issued after Cohens attorney said the longtime lawyer for President Donald Trump has information that would be of interest to prosecutors at both the state and federal level"
Not the same as 'directly because' ... or is there more in the actual article?
JI7
(89,251 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)The board of the Trump Foundation is being charged, that's Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka, no pardons for them.
SWBTATTReg
(22,130 posts)business dealings and the like, that Cohen (and others who worked for rump too) be eligible for the state to open up investigations on? After all, after hearing about the shell corporations that were being setup for rump, what other nefarious purposes did other on-paper-only rump corporations play in evading taxes, and the like?
Why else would someone need over 500 or so companies? I can perhaps imagine a 100 or so, for perhaps each of his buildings, real estate, etc., but 500?
triron
(22,006 posts)Leave no stone unturned. Otherwise we will be playing whack-a-mole with the same characters for decades. No putting the past behind us and moving forward until everyone responsible for undermining our democracy is held accountable. To paraphrase Trump, "The carnage stops right here, right now." Funny how Trump's words keep coming back to bite him in the ass.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Pull the passports.
Let's see how fast Melania grabs Barron and heads offshore. Oh wait. She's already offshore, gone to Africa.
NoSmoke
(69 posts)Jar-Jar & Ivanker to repair to Israel.
MontanaMama
(23,320 posts)I could get used to this...
Lonestarblue
(10,011 posts)When Trump has lost his businesses and the presidency, he will be of no more use to Putin. I doubt Putin and his oligarchs will continue throwing money down that rat hole. Trump kids will also be down the tubes because no one will loan money to them either, including foreign governments that have given loans to gain favorable treatment from Trump.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)The money must be drying up.
Hekate
(90,712 posts)uponit7771
(90,346 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)dalton99a
(81,514 posts)volstork
(5,401 posts)it seems to be On Like Donkey Kong!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)McConnell, Pense, Ryan, Sessions, Grassley, Nunes, ..
They are all in this up to their eyeballs.
Taking down trump won;t be enough....
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)triron
(22,006 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)This needs to stay on the front page of DU.
Remember that Trump just admitted to paying Stormy from money from his Foundation which is totally illegal.
Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka are board members, if they approved the payment they are in trouble and Cohen can cough up the information. No state pardons.
I can't repeat this enough, this is big news.
Quixote1818
(28,944 posts)I often have doubts about where anything will go but I feel like this has a pretty good shot and taking him down or at least making him look very bad!