Weisselberg also told an employee to remove "per Allen Weisselberg" from ledger entries as evidence of intent.
I never saw any of those bigly checks. Never met 'em. Don't know the checks at all or the people who cashed them even if you have pictures of me with them.
I’m not sure how well that works when your signature is on them.
It does appear Weisselberg is in deep shit.
www.msnbc.com
Yes, and while conservatives are shrieking that this isn't a real crime or whatever that's total bullshit. This is 100% something that any person would be prosecuted for.Rachel Maddow had a pretty good take on the Trump Org keeping detailed records of their entire cheating scheme. What a bunch of idiots. Makes sense when you have an idiot -in-chief leading the way.
'Audacious and sweeping': Prosecutors say Trump Org kept records of tax dodge scheme
Rachel Maddow reminds viewers of the scene from HBO's The Wire in which the drug-dealing character Stringer Bell admonishes a colleague for taking notes on the crime they're arranging, and shares a passage of the indictment of Allen Weisselberg that describes "internal spreadsheets" that tracked...
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Which brings us to today's charges...
...all bank loans with a business come with "lending covenants." These are basically a series of requirements, some of which include "you'll behave" in minor character. But *the most important part* of any loan covenant is the "books and records" portion. It is included in.../9
...every covenant for a bank loan to a business. The terms are simple: You maintain truthful books and records, you attest to us that they are truthful, and we are allowed to review them at any time. There is no "You can lie *just a little bit* on your books and records".../10
...it's all or nothing, like pregnancy: You either are or you arent. The books and records either are truthful or they aren't. Which brings us to count 12, which I think you can now understand the significance of:
Forget Weisselberg. That is every every corporate defendant, every entity that could have a loan covenant in its name. Every Trump Org bank lender in the world, right now, is looking at this indictment, looking at their covenants, and calling the Trump Org demanding.../12
...they turn over every relevant book and record pertaining to these issues. If they refuse...BOOM. Loans pulled. If they do and the banks don't like what they see...BOOM. Loans pulled. If the loans come due (which 100s of millions do next year) no way they get refinanced..../13
...there may be something I am missing here, but I do not see how the Trump Org survives this without some sort of corrupt deal overseas. But even that seems far-fetched. Instead, it may be the biggest real estate corp bankruptcy in history..../14
......and given that those of us who covered his business for decades - back when he was a democrat/reform party/whoever would have him - and always knew he was a crook, all I can say is, what the hell took so long?
very interesting
I agree with this editorial here:
Why a gag order against Trump would be a good idea | CNN
Robert C. Gottlieb, a New York attorney and former prosecutor in the Manhattan DA's office, writes that it's a safe bet that once the indictments in the Trump investigation are filed and made public, the former president will go on his usual rampage.www.cnn.com
That the court needs to issue a gag order preventing Trump from making comments which could prejudice the jury pool. That means all the usual Trumpian things like defaming prosecutors and witnesses. Things he and his surrogates are already doing.
WHEN he ignores the gag order, he's on the hook for contempt of court and can be sent to jail.
When you work in a den of thieves, you got to keep track of the real money so you won't get stolen blind!Rachel Maddow had a pretty good take on the Trump Org keeping detailed records of their entire cheating scheme. What a bunch of idiots. Makes sense when you have an idiot -in-chief leading the way.
'Audacious and sweeping': Prosecutors say Trump Org kept records of tax dodge scheme
Rachel Maddow reminds viewers of the scene from HBO's The Wire in which the drug-dealing character Stringer Bell admonishes a colleague for taking notes on the crime they're arranging, and shares a passage of the indictment of Allen Weisselberg that describes "internal spreadsheets" that tracked...
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