Was the Trump Organization quickly accused?
Lawyers for Donald Trumps firm pleaded Monday to try to avoid him along with prosecutors whom the former Republican president accused of harassing a political opponent.   Read also: When Trumps attorney general spoke out against his nonsense   Read also: Trump Organization: Le dos au mur  In recent days, reports have suggested that closed investigations into the cases of the former New York real estate mogul  opened two years ago by the Manhattan attorney general and the New York District attorney general, both elected Democrats  related to suspected tax evasion or insurance fraud  were They are preparing for their first fruits. Listen to American political columnist Luke Laliberte with Vincent Dessauault on QUB Radio:  According to several media outlets, Trump Organization lawyers were scheduled to meet with prosecutors on Monday to present their final arguments in favor of not indicting the company. Information indirectement confirme par Donald Trump lui-mme lundi soir, qui a indiqu dans un communiqu que ses avocats staient vus donner  un jour, aujourdhui, pour nous dfendre davoir fait des choses qui des sont banales Affairs . Unknown sources were cited by The New York Times Last week he indicated that an indictment by the Trump Organization is under consideration, relating to benefits in kind granted to the holding companys chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, faithful among Donald Trumps followers, allegedly undisclosed to the tax authorities. At AFPs request, neither the prosecutors involved nor lawyers for the Trump Organization  an unlisted family holding company that owns golf clubs, hotels and luxury properties  or Mr Weisselberg have confirmed this information. Many forensic experts see this as unlikely and expect Mr Weiselberg, who has so far refused to cooperate with the justice system, to be indicted at the same time as the Trump Organization or shortly thereafter. But no one risks speculating about a possible indictment of the former Republican president, who held his first major political meeting in Ohio on Saturday since leaving the White House, and uncertainty still surrounds the new presidential nomination in 2024. One of the Trump Organizations lawyers, Ron Fichte, confirmed to US media Monday night that Donald Trump will not be indicted personally, at least not in what will happen this week  stressing that he is not yet out of the battlefield. Woods.  The former president, now based in Florida, again on Monday called these investigations a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time.  He also accused Democratic prosecutors of being desperate to stop his movement and himself, going so far as to make professional mistakes and harass a political opponent.  Even if he were indicted, that wouldnt theoretically stop him from running for president again, under US election laws. In particular, the ongoing investigation is based on eight years of tax returns from the former president that prosecutors obtained after a lengthy legal battle, and on testimony from his former personal attorney Michael Cohen. The latter, who was sentenced to three years in prison and who works with investigators, said the company regularly overstates or undervalues its assets, potential offenses related to tax fraud or insurance fraud. In any case, investigations must continue beyond the first indictments, leaving the door open to new trials in the long run. And the prospect of seeing justice pursue Donald Trump doesnt fail to delight his opponents: He never followed the rules and deserves to be imprisoned, Barbara Reese, the former head of the Trump Organization, declared on CNN.