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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill the Trump Foundation case be handed over to Mueller?
Since there are illegal tax violations, would not the IRS be involved? Would that not be a federal criminal act?
fallout87
(819 posts)kentuck
(111,111 posts)If the Family was using the Foundation as a means to keep from paying taxes, would that not be more than a simple lawsuit? If they were using it for campaign donations, would that be illegal?
Sounds serious on this end...
Cognitive_Resonance
(1,546 posts)uponit7771
(90,371 posts)wishstar
(5,273 posts)and since there are campaign related violations involved with Sessions recused, guess Rosenstein will have to decide whether Mueller or a different team from FBI would handle investigation since Russia does not seem to be involved.
LiberalBob_in_MA
(34 posts)... to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election.
If it is shown the Foundation finances we're involved one way or another with Russians and the election, then I suppose it would be fair game for Mueller.
kentuck
(111,111 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,911 posts)a lot where the money came in from and how it was used.
triron
(22,031 posts)I guess Mueller could certainly look at this stuff if it is relevant to his purview.
former9thward
(32,169 posts)It is state not federal. It is civil not criminal. If the feds had wanted to look at this stuff they have had years to do it. They don't. `