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@KaraScannell @eorden interviewed attorneys about #Weisselberg.
Very consistent with @AWeissmann_'s analysis @just_security
— pressures Weisselberg to flip to protect his family
— signals to potential cooperators
— indicting org now makes sense
cnn.com/2021/07/09/pol…
@KaraScannell @eorden interviewed attorneys about #Weisselberg.
Very consistent with @AWeissmann_'s analysis @just_security
— pressures Weisselberg to flip to protect his family
— signals to potential cooperators
— indicting org now makes sense
cnn.com/2021/07/09/pol…
2. Former U.S. tax prosecutor @AGOSTINOLAW:
Vance "sent a message that this is an exit ramp for Weisselberg that he should have taken already and, if he doesn't, everything he knows and loves in this world is fair game."
Vance "sent a message that this is an exit ramp for Weisselberg that he should have taken already and, if he doesn't, everything he knows and loves in this world is fair game."
3. Criminal defense attorney @brianeklein:
"Prosecutors don't directly threaten to charge a family member, but it's not uncommon that that implicit threat hangs out there .... It can't be lost on Allen Weisselberg ... ... that family members might ...come under investigation."
"Prosecutors don't directly threaten to charge a family member, but it's not uncommon that that implicit threat hangs out there .... It can't be lost on Allen Weisselberg ... ... that family members might ...come under investigation."
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After first waves of commentary on #Weisselberg indictment, I sat down with @AWeissmann_.
Several important insights by him:
1. Prosecutors have another option to obtain Weisselberg testimony if he does not cooperate.
justsecurity.org/77369/how-to-r…
After first waves of commentary on #Weisselberg indictment, I sat down with @AWeissmann_.
Several important insights by him:
1. Prosecutors have another option to obtain Weisselberg testimony if he does not cooperate.
justsecurity.org/77369/how-to-r…
2. Weissmann: "After Weisselberg is prosecuted...the prosecution can put him in the grand jury and compel him to testify."
That option is also discussed in #SistersInLaw podcast (@KimberlyEAtkins @JillWineBanks @JoyceWhiteVance @BarbMcQuade)
politicon.com/podcasts/trump…
That option is also discussed in #SistersInLaw podcast (@KimberlyEAtkins @JillWineBanks @JoyceWhiteVance @BarbMcQuade)
politicon.com/podcasts/trump…
3. Weissmann details why he thinks (a) the content of the indictment, (b) the prosecutors' requests in the arraignment hearing, and (c) the press conference by defense attorneys points toward a criminal investigation with much more to come.
Exquisitely analyzed piece.
Trump lawyers laid false claim #Weisselberg-#TrumpIndictments were "fringe benefits" case.
Since then, DJT, Eric and Don Jr. have maintained that frame. So has much of the media!
Top #TaxLaw expert demolishes that framing.
justsecurity.org/77331/the-weis…
Trump lawyers laid false claim #Weisselberg-#TrumpIndictments were "fringe benefits" case.
Since then, DJT, Eric and Don Jr. have maintained that frame. So has much of the media!
Top #TaxLaw expert demolishes that framing.
justsecurity.org/77331/the-weis…
2. Paying a senior executive their income in wads of cash to avoid paying taxes is ... not a fringe benefit case.
3. Professor @DanielShaviro (the very top tax law expert who authored the article) also provides a list.
"The following items that the company paid for, on Weisselberg’s behalf, most emphatically do not fit the profile of potentially excludable fringe benefits":
"The following items that the company paid for, on Weisselberg’s behalf, most emphatically do not fit the profile of potentially excludable fringe benefits":
Will Weisselberg flip?
A lot bearing down on him if he doesn't.
Read this sober analysis by former IRS Criminal Investigation supervisory special agent.
Plus includes a valuable comment by former Chief Assistant in Manhattan DA Office @DanielRAlonso.
justsecurity.org/77312/allen-we…
A lot bearing down on him if he doesn't.
Read this sober analysis by former IRS Criminal Investigation supervisory special agent.
Plus includes a valuable comment by former Chief Assistant in Manhattan DA Office @DanielRAlonso.
justsecurity.org/77312/allen-we…
2. Key: How much jail time does #Weisselberg face if
A. pleads and cooperates
vs.
B. convicted after trial
I asked the oracle, @DanielRAlonso, who said:
for A: "excellent chance of a probationary sentence"
for B: "very likely a term of 1-3 but more likely 2-6 years or higher"
A. pleads and cooperates
vs.
B. convicted after trial
I asked the oracle, @DanielRAlonso, who said:
for A: "excellent chance of a probationary sentence"
for B: "very likely a term of 1-3 but more likely 2-6 years or higher"
3. Former IRS special agent, Sheil, put it this way:
(1) fight charges and risk conviction after trial (most likely 2-6 years or higher)
(2) plead guilty but don't cooperate (likely as much as a year)
(3) plead guilty and cooperate (likely probation and payment of civil fines)
(1) fight charges and risk conviction after trial (most likely 2-6 years or higher)
(2) plead guilty but don't cooperate (likely as much as a year)
(3) plead guilty and cooperate (likely probation and payment of civil fines)
Did Ivanka Trump accidentally on purpose commit perjury?
It sure looks like it!
#Ivanka spent five hours giving sworn deposition to lawyers from the DC DA’s office. Now, her testimony has been released and it sure looks like she lied under oath.
#MOG
queerty.com/ivanka-trump-a…
It sure looks like it!
#Ivanka spent five hours giving sworn deposition to lawyers from the DC DA’s office. Now, her testimony has been released and it sure looks like she lied under oath.
#MOG
queerty.com/ivanka-trump-a…
During her deposition, Ivanka was asked about Allen #Weisselberg, her father’s longtime colleague who she has known literally her entire life and who Melania Trump‘s former BFF/senior advisor says was deeply involved in the Presidential Inauguration Committee.
#MOG
#MOG
The “Gosh, I really don’t know him…” line is one Donald Trump frequently uses whenever he’s asked about a member from his inner circle after they’ve become ensnared in controversy–from Paul Manafort to Prince Andrew to Vladimir Putin.
#MOG
#MOG
Trump’s ‘Fringe Benefits’ for Employees Are Under Scrutiny
The investigation into the former president has led prosecutors to subpoena records from a New York City private school.
#MOG
nytimes.com/2021/05/13/nyr…
The investigation into the former president has led prosecutors to subpoena records from a New York City private school.
#MOG
nytimes.com/2021/05/13/nyr…
Prosecutors’ interest in any fringe benefits Trump provided to his employees is not limited to #Weisselberg.
The investigators, working for the Manhattan DA Vance, have also asked the #TrumpOrganization to turn over documents provided to other employees
The investigators, working for the Manhattan DA Vance, have also asked the #TrumpOrganization to turn over documents provided to other employees
The subpoena to Columbia Grammar, in addition to seeking information about the Weisselbergs, also referenced tuition payments for Mr. Trump’s teenage son, Barron, who attended the school until he finished the fifth grade.
‼️Alexandre Ventura Nogueira
(Trump Ocean Club Panama 2005)
The developer (Kalif) recalled that Trump wanted to use the Panama project as a “baby” for his daughter Ivanka, who had just joined the Trump Org, to gain experience in the property business
.
reuters.com/investigates/s…
(Trump Ocean Club Panama 2005)
The developer (Kalif) recalled that Trump wanted to use the Panama project as a “baby” for his daughter Ivanka, who had just joined the Trump Org, to gain experience in the property business
.
reuters.com/investigates/s…
To get the project off the ground Trump needed to pre-sell units to get the financing needed.
This was where Alexandre Nogueira came came on board.
The Brazilian had arrived in Panama in the mid-2000s from Spain, where he had worked as a car salesman.
reuters.com/investigates/s…
This was where Alexandre Nogueira came came on board.
The Brazilian had arrived in Panama in the mid-2000s from Spain, where he had worked as a car salesman.
reuters.com/investigates/s…
In Panama Alexandre V. Nogueira soon gained the reputation as an alleged fraudster in business with a money-launderer and two alleged criminals from the former Soviet Union.Birds of a feather!
reuters.com/investigates/s…
reuters.com/investigates/s…
