Trump Organization Faces New Criminal Inquiry

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Trump Organization Faces New Criminal Inquiry

October 20, 2021 at 8:24 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/20/trump-organization-faces-new-criminal-inquiry/

"SNIP......

“Former President Donald Trump’s family business, which is already under indictment in Manhattan, is facing a criminal investigation by another prosecutor’s office that has begun to examine financial dealings at a golf course the company owns,” the New York Times reports.

“In recent months, the district attorney’s office in suburban Westchester County, NY, has subpoenaed records from the course, Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and the town of Ossining, which sets property taxes on the course, a sprawling private club that is perched on a hill north of New York City and boasts a 101-foot waterfall.”

“The full scope of the investigation could not be determined, but the district attorney, Mimi Rocah, appears to be focused at least in part on whether Mr. Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misled local officials about the property’s value to reduce its taxes.”

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[pwb]

1. They should say Trump org got caught again cheating and stealing

from the law abiding tax payers. Us.

[msfiddlestix]

2. Wait. What? Mimi Rocah is an elected District Attorney!?!

I missed that report! That is so awesome!

So glad to know she's overseeing an investigation into TFG's properties in her district. In particular, something as luxurious as this one sounds.

Awesome.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. So is this the same one? The property that he upped

the value because he donated some of the land to the town? Like it was unimproved property any deducted the value as improved property?

[monkeyman1]

4. and the list keep's growing ! make 's one wonder ?

[Tommy Carcetti]

5. Somebody was ahead of the curve on this one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_National_Golf_Club_Westchester

In July 2016, during Trump's presidential campaign, his opponent Hillary Clinton released a campaign video of one of the club's architects. The architect, Andrew Tesoro, described his dealings with the Trump Organization, where about a dozen employees met him at the finished clubhouse to negotiate reducing his fees. They pressured him into sending a reduced bill, of $50,000 instead of $140,000. After the organization failed to pay the bill, Tesoro met with Trump who convinced him to accept only $25,000 for his services. The Clinton campaign used the story as part of its effort to demonstrate that the Trump Organization harms small businesses.[35][36] Later during Trump's campaign, in September 2016, The Washington Post reported that a six-foot (1.8 m) painting of Trump may be on display at the club. Trump had purchased Michael Israel's work for $200,000 in 2007 through his charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation. According to IRS regulations, the painting would have to be used for a charitable purpose, or donated to a charity, however Melania Trump had planned to hang it in the club's boardroom or conference room, and the artist later stated he believed it was at the clubhouse. Although the painting was purchased at a charity auction, where half of the Trump Foundation's check went to the charity, in September 2016 an IRS director deemed Trump to have violated IRS rules and President Barack Obama publicly criticized Trump's purchase.[37] The golf club was a topic of discussion in 2019, in a trial against the now-defunct Trump Foundation, where the president admitted the foundation had been used to settle legal obligations of the club.[38][39][40]

[Justice matters.]

6. Sheesh, another criminal investigation that will go nowhere like all the others?

[Jon King]

7. Yeah, still waiting for Gaetz to face any charges.

Amazing how when his buddy got that killer plea deal, all legal experts said he must have given up big fish to get such a sweet deal. 6 months later, nothing.

Wake me when any of these Repugs ever faces the consequences.

[UTUSN]

8. K&R

[Sherman A1]

9. May his life be filled with lawyers

from now on.