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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust seen VERY interesting legal idea regarding Trump Organization. Would this be legal?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/5/1832364/-White-House-prepares-detailed-battle-plan-to-defend-America-s-most-critical-secret-Trump-s-tax-forms#read-moreAnd theres another factor. While its been widely assumed that the Mueller investigation has obtained Trumps tax forms, theres no evidence so far that this is true. No indictments, or witnesses, or court documents appear to be related to evidence that originated somewhere down a 1040. Since the special counsel has already demonstrated that hes perfectly willing to use his authority on matters discovered during the Russia investigation to prosecute crimes such as money-laundering and tax fraud, the fact that Trump Organization attorneysother than Michael Cohenhave not been lined up to either testify about Trumps taxes or face charges of their own may be the best evidence that Trumps tax forms have not been across Robert Muellers desk. Yet.
Although the partial immunity given to Trumps chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, whose testimony has also yet to be evident in anything visible to the public eye, might indicate that Trumps time in the tax-fraud barrel is still to come. After all, no matter what claims may be launched around the supposition that Donald Trump is currently free from indictment on any crime, the same thing cant be said about the Trump Organization. Even if it is 100 percent owned by Donald Trump.
Trump can always sit in the White House, uncharged, and watch as Trump Tower is auctioned away.
Although the partial immunity given to Trumps chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, whose testimony has also yet to be evident in anything visible to the public eye, might indicate that Trumps time in the tax-fraud barrel is still to come. After all, no matter what claims may be launched around the supposition that Donald Trump is currently free from indictment on any crime, the same thing cant be said about the Trump Organization. Even if it is 100 percent owned by Donald Trump.
Trump can always sit in the White House, uncharged, and watch as Trump Tower is auctioned away.
First, the fact that Mueller hasn't charged anyone with financial crimes so far is not that important. The reason could be very simple: As soon as Mueller charges a small fish with financial crimes, there will be discovery and the big fish knows what's coming. Mueller must charge all of them at the same time. That's why he's waiting.
But the most important part here is the last paragraph.
Would that be possible?
It wasn't Trump who laundered money for the russian mob by flipping apartments in Trump Tower. It was the Trump Organization.
It wasn't Trump who laundered money for the kazakhi mob. It was the Trump Organization.
https://www.ft.com/content/33285dfa-9231-11e6-8df8-d3778b55a923
It wasn't Trump who laundered money via his inaugural committee. It was the Trump Organization.
It wasn't Trump who did business with a sanctioned russian bank for Trump Tower Moscow. It was the Trump Organization.
It wasn't Trump who bribed AG Pam Bondi. It was the Trump Organization.
It wasn't Trump who provided Michael Cohen's letterbox-companies with the hush-money for Trump's affairs. It was the Trump Organization.
Would that be possible?
To indict not Trump, but to indict the Trump Organization for Trump's money-laundering?
After all, when somebody sues a company, they sue the company, not the CEO.
Would that be possible?
To bankrupt and destroy the Trump Organization right in front of his very eyes while his unindictable ass sits in the White House?
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Just seen VERY interesting legal idea regarding Trump Organization. Would this be legal? (Original Post)
DetlefK
Feb 2019
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Runningdawg
(4,533 posts)1. Isn't that was RICO does?
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)2. I doubt Trump declared Russian payola on his taxes
That money's probably sitting discretely and undeclared off at the Bank of Cyprus