Welp, the time has come, folx. Donald Trump and his henchmen are officially screwed.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is expected to bring criminal charges against both the Trump Organization and its CFO Allen Weisselberg tomorrow.
Trump’s lawyer, Ronald Fischetti, told reporters yesterday that he doesn’t believe Trump himself will be charged with anything… yet. But the fact that his family business was unable to fend off criminal charges after throwing all of its resources into it is not a good sign of things to come for the ex-president.
Allen Weisselberg knows where the bodies are buried.
Who's getting the popcorn ready?
— Jake Lobin (@JakeLobin) June 30, 2021
Word on the street is that the company will be charged with tax crimes pertaining to alleged failure to pay taxes on corporate benefits and perks, including luxury cars, private school tuition, and apartment buildings gifted to employees.
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Of course, Fischetti says the D.A.’s office has “no evidence whatsoever” proving the charges and that Trump “expects to win” the trail… just like he expected to win the 2020 election in a landslide… and he expected COVID-19 would miraculously vanish by Easter… and he expected he wouldn’t be impeached… twice.
The reason Donald Trump’s company will be criminally charged tomorrow is simple. Donald Trump is a criminal.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 30, 2021
CBS News reports:
Attorneys for the Trump Organization plan to immediately move to dismiss the case in court if charges are brought by the grand jury, according to those familiar with the defense team’s legal strategy. The legal team believes the threat to the Trump Organization posed by prosecution is disproportionate to the alleged misconduct, and feel prosecutors would be unable to prove that the company’s leadership — including the former president — had any specific knowledge of improper benefits granted to employees.
The charges are expected to be announced midday tomorrow and will likely be the first of many, many more. The Manhattan D.A.’s office is still investigating whether the Trump Organization lied about the value of numerous real estate properties for financial benefit.
This is gonna be interesting.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Invader7
Agolf Twitterler & family are going down. The Manhattan DA, the Attorney General of New York state and the Attorney General of Washington, D.C. are carefully & methodically gathering damning EVIDENCE : boxes & boxes of documents for sure …. I used to work in the legal profession and this is EXACTLY what happens when a high profile target is pursued .. A LOT of slow as hell ,time consuming , slogs through mountains of documents & paperwork where are the telling ,juicy DETAILED information is located. Mushroom Dick Drumpf’s own nastiness and greed is coming back to bite him in the ass Aka KARMA ..his is toxic & poisonous.. He can try and convince himself he’ll beat these charges..Just like he thankfully LOST the 2020 election BIG TIME / that his inept,disastrous & incompetent MISHANDLING of the Covid-19 health pandemic was a FAILURE ,which cost thousands of innocent people their lives . By the way – the low life douche bag & his no class wife Melanoma both got their vaccinations in Jan 2020. SELFISH as usual. They could have told the nation and some of his gullible followers would have gotten vaccinated and possibly lived , instead of DYING.. He has BLOOD on his hands..And oh yeah the 2 impeachments. He’s a real LOSER>>> Fell flat on his flabby, orange UGLY face.. Karl Rove said it best after the Jan 6 insurrection. Trump has permanently and fatally ruined his “brand.” He will NO longer be a valid candidate in the 2024 elections !! Going to enjoy watching Trumps self wrought implosion. I’m making popcorn tonight…
genralk
False BS like the Russia BS they have nothing moron
antitrump
wow. im amazed you trumpers still exist. still calling people names i see, cant face your own insecurities, so deflect. yep thats what a trumper does.
Bengali
Yes. Those like @genralk are unable to think for themselves thus requiring Marjorie or Donald or Matt (17’s too old) Gaetz to step in on their behalf.
Steven
So don’t hold back. Tell us how you really feel. ?
In all seriousness, I 1000% agree.
lovegoddess19
@antitrump. Look at this article and the comments doing nothing but bashing trumpers and calling them names. Smh. Waste your energy on something productive instead of slandering people with different beliefs and opinions than yourselves. Everyones maturity shows when half of them have no clue what they’re talking about both sides/party’s included. Y’all sound dumb lol
Heywood Jablowme
@lovegoddess19: “slandering people with different beliefs and opinions than yourselves.”
Different beliefs and opinions = sedition, the Big Lie, cop killing, fascism
easeN2it
Charges being brought against the “Trump Organization” not “Donald Trump” personally. He’ll claim he has no knowledge, was not involved, is not a part of the organization that bears his name. I’m sure he is completely, legally separated from the entity known as the “Trump Organization”. I hope they bring charges against him directly as well.
Liquid Silver
“They stole my name! I never knew them!” 🙂
Yep. Call me when it gets real.
genralk
Like the Clinton scum fondation
ShiningSex
@genralk,
sit down troll. You can’t compare the vile Trump with the Clintons. Where’s the proof of Clintons wrongdoing over the Trumps? We will wait.
GayEGO
Ha ha ha! Good one! Trump reminds me of Sargeant Schultz in Hogan’s Heroes saying – I hear nothing, I see nothing, I know nothing.
Den
“genralk
Like the Clinton scum fondation”
HaHaHaHaHa, you brainless sheep!
The Clinton Foundation received the highest ratings from organizations that rate non-profits, both in terms of good works and effective use of donation money.
By contrast YOU FOOL Trump was convicted of use of donated funds for personal use, and not only fined but banned from ever having a supposed non-profit again.
You lick the sphincter of a crook and love it! So sad!!
Cam
It’s long past time that CEOs need to be held criminally liable for their company’s behavior. You don’t get to run the company, get all the money and then claim you had nothing to do with it’s breaking the law.
genralk
Doesn’t matter trump won an will be back in office in August
antitrump
clearly delirium has set in here, he will never be back. and wont be able to run again, criminals are barred from office.
ShiningSex
@genralk, you idiots keep saying that and hasn’t happened. You lost. Get over it you troll
If you’re gay and support Trump, you should be ashamed of yourself.
MISTERJETT
@genralk, nope!!!!!!
GayEGO
Trump is the guy at the top of the Trump Organization and should be held accountable!
Mack
genralk you really need to see a head doctor. I know your type likes to troll sites with stupidity and basically that’s all you spout.
TMBisAOK
GODDAMMIT QUEERTY! EVERY TIME I COME HERE AND HAVE TO PUT UP WITH YOUR LACK OF MONITORING YOUR COMMENT SECTION AND ALLOWING SUCH BULLSHIT AS GENRALK’S COMMENTS I TURN RIGHT AROUND AND LEAVE YOUR WEBSITE! I THOUGHT THE IDEA IS TO KEEP READERS AND THUS SPONSORS!?
Fahd
I’ll be standing by for the updates. I think the headline here is a little exaggerated though; corporate tax evasion is everyday stuff for Don the Con. In the months to come, I’m hoping for much more severe reckonings for “the guy” and his adult children (For the thumbnail for this post about criminality and the family, I suggest using a photo that includes the adult sons and does not feature Baron front and center).
briantopher
Is there some reason comments from trolls like genralk are not deleted?
Liquid Silver
$$$$. They’re still eyeballs, views, and comments, which helps with the Google algorithm.
TheAbsoluteTRUTH
Perhaps because that person is entitled to his opinion as are you
Den
“TheAbsoluteTRUTH
Perhaps because that person is entitled to his opinion as are you”
It does not surprise me that a braindead individual like yourself cannot understand the difference between sharing a valid, factually based opinion and simply telling lies. Perhaps it is because you do the latter constantly, just as the troll under discussion does.
Trump will not “be back” in August (nor in September, the new date touted by Mr. Pillow). There are no do overs or take backs in the Constitution, and the election was valid…as ALL recounts and court challenges and studies have shown.
AxelDC
Happy Canada Day!
MISTERJETT
i would pay almost anything just to see a photo of this fool being led away in handcuffs knowing that it will be in American history books forever. please God, let it happen.
Openminded
I’m afraid that the way we are erasing American history these days, that too could very well be erased.
ShiningSex
@genralk is just a Trump troll who is probably gay and a Trumptard. Gross!
cubcmh
Hoping they’re using this to leverage someone into ratting out one or more Trump, or they’ll find something during discovery they can use to charge them.
Fingers crossed!
Openminded
I’m thinking that’s why they went after the CEO of Trump Org. Get him scared enough and he will turn over the info. That’s also what makes me wonder if they really have any good proof of Trump doing anything wrong, otherwise, why don’t they go right after him instead of dragging it out and letting him hide more bodies.
nitejonboy
Am I the only person who thinks that if they are all convicted and it looks like Trump is next, or if he is convicted, he will take his own life rather than be taken away to jail ? He’s a coward, and cowards don’t serve jail time, they get out before it gets hot in the kitchen. I seriously doubt he will serve time,not because of the legal system, but because he won’t be alive.
Kangol2
I don’t think Don the Treasonous Con will take his life. Not going to happen. He’ll flee, though, to Dubai, Moscow, or Tel Aviv if it comes down to him not being able to deal with being put behind bars, where he belongs for his innumerable alleged crimes, including treason, inciting an insurrection/coup, tax fraud, tax evasion, lying under oath, financial corruption, violations of various other federal statutes, and so on. He should be levied the gravest charges for screwing up so badly and lying incessantly which led to 600,000 Americans dying from Covid-19, for utterly destroying the US economy because of his incompetence, unleashing virulent racial hatred during his presidency, and also presiding over a disastrous rise in crime. He was an utter disaster and should be behind bars!
Openminded
Gotta agree with Kanglo. Trump is way too arrogant to ever believe he is wrong and until he thinks he is wrong he will not allow anyone to put him in prison. He’ll get outta Dodge before that happens. Short of locking him away before he can run, he’ll utilize an exit plan and be untouchable, IMHO.
gevernola
This reply is actually to Kangol2 but in this thread:
Tel Aviv? Are you serious? Jerusalem would NEVER do something so blatantly antagonistic towards the government of the United States and its judiciary. Period. End of story. Remember, it wasn’t just in the US elections that fascism lost, Israelis also kicked fascism to the side after undertaking a mind boggling herculean effort whereby the Israeli equivalents of the Tea Party and Democratic Socialists set aside their stark differences and cobbled together a coalition purely to unseat Netanyahu. But if if Trump’s bestest little butt buddy Bibi was still in power, he would have enough sense not to shield Donald Trump. American Jewry overwhelmingly voted against him, and their voice reverberates within the walls of the Knesset quite strongly. We Israelis recognize that yes, Trump did some nice things for us, and we are grateful for that, but it isn’t worth selling our soul or causing a rift between us and America and it’s Jewish population, let alone a rift between Jerusalem and Washington. So please, leave us out of it!
Terrycloth
Trump likes his base dumb , delusional..easier to con and convince..the cult of trump they are a pathetic bunch, they believe an obese orange egomaniac narracist…is the new Messiah…the hundreds & hundreds of lawsuits will be his downfall..he only wanted to stay in office is because they couldn’t touch a sitting president…well now…it’s open season
justyouandi
Why, really, do you guys hate Trump so much? What did he do to you? The Clintons, and especially Hillary, were/are clearly literal criminals, yet they not only get a pass but are lionized as heroic and are practically worshipped.
Mack
You’re funny, are you trying out for the comedy club? The Republicans for years investigated the Clintons and found zilch. But every investigation into Trump has been stopped by the Republicans. It begs to question WHY????????
justyouandi
Mack, you either don’t follow the news or your sources for news are very flawed. The Clintons got away with EVERYTHING because the Dem party and the media protected them. Trump didn’t do anything even though he was the most investigated president in history. Three years and $40 million still found nothing of the Russian Collusion.
Kangol2
WAKE UP! Don the Con was a horrific, racist, misogynistic, psychopathic puppet of Putin. He tried to get his goons to stop counting our legitimate votes and essentially overthrow our democracy! He also committed innumerable alleged crimes, including treason, inciting an insurrection/coup, tax fraud, tax evasion, lying under oath, financial corruption, violations of various other federal statutes, and so on. He should be charged with the gravest charges for screwing up so badly and lying incessantly which led to 600,000 Americans dying from Covid-19, for utterly destroying the US economy because of his incompetence, unleashing virulent racial hatred during his presidency, and also presiding over a disastrous rise in crime. He is still lying and creating havoc. He was an utter disaster and should be behind bars!
justyouandi
Welp, Kangol2, I see where you get your news ….. EVERYTHING you said is NOT TRUE.
I won’t elaborate because it would be a waste of my time. You are incapable of accepting anything other than what you already think.
Kangol2
@justyouandi, nothing I wrote was incorrect. I’ve also witnessed Don the Con for more than 25 years. He is grossly incompetent and narcissistic. The taxpayers of New Jersey had to pay for his casino debacle, his foundation turned out to be a total sham, as was his “university.” He paid zero to few taxes for 20 years, very likely using means that were allegedly not legal. He is a con man with cult-leader qualities, and you clearly have fallen for him. I’ll say it again: wake up. The man cares only about himself and no one and nothing else. He showed he didn’t care about the US when he subordinated himself to the dictator Putin. Aren’t conservatives supposed to abhor behavior like that?
Openminded
I think both Trump and the Clinton’s are crooks and were in politics only for their own gain. Both have had fortunes spent on investigations of their deeds and all the investigations ended up basically the same. No concrete conclusion. It is damning the number of dead bodies in the wake of the Clinton years, but again, no concrete evidence of involvement. Trump appears to have pulled so many tricks it boggles the mind. If you stand in the true center and look both Left and Right, you can see that both parties are scum of the earth and neither was in office for the good of the people. If you are closed minded and stuck too far on either side, you can only see the faults of the other side. Add social media untruths and political “news” media and the leaners become even more blinded to the actual truth.
mailliw110
Ok, but what about that fake moon landing?
Mack
While the Trumps themselves will not be charged, his upper management maybe facing charges. I think the purpose is instead of them going to jail-they roll over on Donnie and the family.
Matthewnow
Roll baby, roll.
Prax07
Anyone still supporting trump, I’m (not) sorry but they need to locked up in mental facilities. Still supporting the liar, the loser, the fraud, the delusion just outright show’s they aren’t right mentally and are not fit to just be walking around unsupervised.
Kangol2
I’ll believe these indictments and any convictions when I see them, but let’s not forget, numerous people linked to Don the Con and the GOP (Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, Stone, Maria Butina the Russian spy, etc.) were tried and convicted of serious crimes. Both the Mueller Report (Part 1) and the BIPARTISAN Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Republicans, established the Drumpf family’s repeated attempts to collude with Russia and numerous strange and problematic links and ties. This horrible man was and is a walking cauldron of corruption, deceit, hatred, and more. He should never have been put into the White House, and he should have been subjected to the strictest oversight while in there. Every day we are learning about how he repeatedly tried to subvert our democracy, misused the government for his own purposes, and left utter chaos as he flew off to Miami once his ignoble misrule ended. Despite his business disasters, fraud, lies, etc., he has managed to skirt accountability again and again, so perhaps some prosecutors somewhere will finally bring him and his crime family and associates to account.
Prax07
@justyouandi Get the mental help you need. You’re delusional, and clearly need deprogramming/mental evaluation.
Tombear
Put the Trumpturd in prison. He is still trying to run the country and I’m sick of him.
Roy Moss
If Trump, his family and all of his supporters were to have a Jim Jones jamboree, the world would be a way better place. I’d happily help pass out the Kool Aid!
Invader7
Actually the worst day of Don the Con’s life will be when he is CONVICTED in CRIMINAL court of ILLEGAL CRIMINAL acts /behavior and the cuffs get slapped on his bloated wrists . Then the low life scum grifter is thrown in PRISON.. Regardless of Secret Service issues.. He can be segregated in solitary confinement… With himself & his DERANGED thoughts as company..