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Below CNN offered up a better look into the decision by DA Bragg's office to slow their investigation own but not shut it down. It also explained the very stupid and difficult laws in NY that appears protect white collar criminals. The grand jury term can be extended, and I say DO IT!! If anyone else can explain this better than the article provided, please do so. I don't give a rat's ass who the favorite politician that's under the NY office's gun - a corrupt crook is a corrupt crook and that must be dealt with!!
But the grand jury expiration is a soft deadline because the grand jury's term could be extended. And a person familiar with the matter said Bragg added several attorneys to the team who have dug into the case and taken it seriously. That partly slowed down the investigation.
Greenberg said one issue that could be stymieing prosecutors is New York's criminal code. He said that even if the Trump Organization financial statements are false and misleading, "New York law is not as well suited to white-collar offenses. Bragg must see some of the same difficulties that I'm talking about."
Greenberg said that to bring a case under New York's grand larceny law prosecutors would need to prove that Trump and the Trump Organization stole property when they gave allegedly false statements to lenders and others. That's hindered in part because Trump is in good standing on his loans. To prove a scheme to defraud, another law, he said, prosecutors would need to still prove underlying crimes.
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But the grand jury expiration is a soft deadline because the grand jury's term could be extended. And a person familiar with the matter said Bragg added several attorneys to the team who have dug into the case and taken it seriously. That partly slowed down the investigation.
Greenberg said one issue that could be stymieing prosecutors is New York's criminal code. He said that even if the Trump Organization financial statements are false and misleading, "New York law is not as well suited to white-collar offenses. Bragg must see some of the same difficulties that I'm talking about."
Greenberg said that to bring a case under New York's grand larceny law prosecutors would need to prove that Trump and the Trump Organization stole property when they gave allegedly false statements to lenders and others. That's hindered in part because Trump is in good standing on his loans. To prove a scheme to defraud, another law, he said, prosecutors would need to still prove underlying crimes.