Eric Trump Takes The Fifth As New York AG Tightens Criminal Noose

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/08/24/eric-trump-fifth-amendment.html


Posted on Mon, Aug 24th, 2020 by Jason Easley
Eric Trump Takes The Fifth As New York AG Tightens Criminal Noose


Eric Trump, the president’s son, is taking the Fifth Amendment and refusing to be interviewed by the New York State Attorney General.

The Washington Post reported:

In the filing, signed by a deputy to Attorney General Letitia James, the attorney general’s office said it is investigating Trump’s use of “Statements of Financial Condition” — documents Trump sent to lenders, summarizing his assets and debts.

The filing asks a New York state judge to compel the Trump Organization to provide information it has been withholding from investigators — including a subpoena seeking an interview with the president’s son Eric.

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The filing said that Eric Trump had been scheduled to be interviewed in the investigation in late July, but abruptly canceled that interview. The filing says that Eric Trump is now refusing to be interviewed, with Eric Trump’s lawyers saying “we cannot allow the requested interview to go forward … pursuant to those rights afforded to every individual under the Constitution.”

Eric Trump is an official in the Trump Organization. The most recent filing from the New York State Attorney General, which is a different investigation from the one being conducted by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance is proof that there is a very real possibility that Trump and his kids could soon be facing criminal charges for bank fraud.

Trump lost multiple court decisions last week in his bid to keep his tax returns out of the hands of prosecutors. The walls are closing in on the Trump family, as what appears to be a business built on decades of fraud could land multiple members of the Trump family in prison.

[Jarqui]

1. Trump "if you're innocent, why are you taking the 5th amendment?"

[LonePirate]

2. Subpoena his sorry ass and lock him up if he refuses.

[Totally Tunsie]

3. I love the smell of desperation in the morning.

[russiamommy]

4. But, but, but...

[safeinOhio]

5. 3 hots and cot for 3 days

and he'll sing loud and clear.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

6. I hope the trial

Gets put on TV. I want to see them go down squirming.

[PJMcK]

14. It'll have the BEST ratings!

(wink)

[magicarpet]

7. pResident trDumpie says,... Donnie Jr. ? I never met him.

If I was standing in the same room as him I don't think I could recognize him. I have heard the name,... but I am really not sure who he is,... or what he does for a living.

I don't mean him any harm,... but if he got run over by a bus I don't think I would care one way or the other.

I wish him well, but he better not light my ass on fire,... if he knows what is good for him.

[Ms. Toad]

30. I assume you mean Eric? n/t

[gristy]

8. What I learned here a while back is you can't take the 5th to get out of appearing.

You can take the 5th for individual questions, but not for not showing up. I think that's right - it certainly makes sense to me.

[Blue Owl]

9. He's gummed the Fifth...

n/t

[ace3csusm]

10. Trevor Noah on Daily Show called ... He said first Trump to be thrown under the bus Is Eric...

So said

[smirkymonkey]

15. If anybody's going to roll, it will be Eric.

The thing is, he probably won't even do it on purpose. He will just end up telling such blatant, ridiculous lies and getting himself caught in an obvious perjury trap, and that's how they will bust him and expose the involvement of the others.

[Illumination]

21. So in other words, the prosecutors will go after the weakest link first.

[bullimiami]

11. I have a serious question then about the irs, audits and corruption.

They have one job, to root out tax fraud, how is it they failed repeatedly with trump?
What other rich crooks are getting away with cheating our tax system and why?

What is broken at irs enforcement that they are so good at catching the guppies but can’t or won’t catch the whales??

[llmart]

22. I've wondered that myself many times.

Does he have someone grease some palms to look the other way?

[Luciferous]

24. Very good questions. I heard someone on MSNBC earlier say that if he hadn't run

for president they wouldn't even be going after him for this, which makes me think a LOT of rich assholes get away with this stuff all the time 😠

[LittleWoman]

28. The IRS is hopelessly outgunned

The IRS is hopelessly outgunned in the fights against the whales. They do not have nearly enough lawyers to go toe to toe against the high tax cheats who have a whole army to attorneys at their disposal. This is not new nor is it limited to Trump. The Republicans have been systematically under funding the IRS for years.

[Kid Berwyn]

12. They thought they were OG.

Instead they were patsies for the BFEE.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171025

[keithbvadu2]

13. Fifth

[Hassler]

16. What was it Chump said about people taking the 5th?

[calimary]

17. As Jean-Luc Picard would say - "Make it so!"

OH PLEEEEEEEZE make it so!

[cstanleytech]

18. No plea deals should be offered or accepted. In other words roast the motherfuckers!!!

[jmowreader]

19. I am truly enjoying the Republican convention

About the only thing that HASN'T happened yet is Trump hasn't been charged with shooting anyone on Fifth Avenue...yet. But...well, you know, this is only the first day of the convention and there's still plenty of time for him to borrow a gun and fly to New York.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. Eric is scheduled to speak at the convention tonight.

That's a good look - one of your "key speakers" has just taken the Fifth Amendment, on the subject of cheating on taxes and bank loans. What an endorsement!

[zentrum]

20. Man, he really need daddy

...to win a second term so he can pardon them.

Wonder to what extremes they'll go?

[Luciferous]

25. Can't pardon state crimes!

[BunnyMcGee]

23. At last

The walls are closing in on the Trump family, as what appears to be a business built on decades of fraud could land multiple members of the Trump family in prison.

I friggin hope so

[TheBlackAdder]

26. Come January AF-1 will be fueled for a one-way trip to Eastern Europe.

[tgenerico]

29. Slightly off topic but ...

[Ms. Toad]

31. Pretty sure those are fake. n/t