It was a long and hard-fought battle against the legal legions of Trump but, finally, Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., triumphed. He could get Donald Trump's tax returns.
At the very moment of victory, Vance has decided to take a breather.
Cyrus Vance Jr., the Democratic district attorney for Manhattan, had the legal right as of this Friday to enforce a New York grand jury subpoena to obtain a lengthy financial paper trail that includes Trump’s corporate and personal tax records.
But Vance instead has agreed to temporarily shelve the subpoena against Trump’s accounting firm, Mazars USA. The delay allows for another round of litigation, which will prolong the nearly year-long court battle over the subpoena in which Trump has lost every bout, including a landmark decision last month at the Supreme Court.
The deal between the Manhattan district attorney’s office and Trump’s lawyers comes after a federal district judge in New York last week denied President Trump’s latest bid to invalidate the subpoena.
As a result of the deal, Trump has at least one more opportunity to argue in court that the subpoena for his tax records is unlawful. The 2nd Circuit will hear arguments Sept. 1.
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Trump has proved has a talent for ragging the puck. This move will get him past the election. That's as far ahead as Trump thinks.
I suppose you're right, Owen. Vance also brought a criminal action against the Trump Organization today. It was revealed he has subpoenaed Trump's dumbest kid, Eric.
I wonder how much Trump paid for that? Getting Vance to drop the criminal fraud charges against Ivanka and Don Jr reportedly cost 50 large. Harvey Weinstein and Dominique Strauss-Kahn also wriggled off Vance's hook.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/why-didnt-manhattan-da-cyrus-vance-prosecute-the-trumps-or-harvey-weinstein
As George Carlin once said, "it's a big club and you ain't in it."
Cap
Cap, I think it was a hiatus, not a withdrawal.
I'm working on a post about Steve Bannon's current troubles for skimming the "We Build The Wall" charity. Suddenly that brought to mind the Trump Foundation where Trump diverted the charity's monies to pay campaign costs and other personal expenses. What Bannon did and landed him with charges that could bring a 25-year tariff and what Trump did and was 'settled' for a couple of million in restitution and dissolving the foundation are hard to distinguish save for outcome.
Thanks for the link, Cap. Gersen's essay is excellent.
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