Prosecutors digging into Trump’s tax and financial records
3 years, 10 months ago

Prosecutors digging into Trump’s tax and financial records

Al Jazeera  

Manhattan district attorney finally gets Trump tax documents, but that doesn’t mean they will become public. After a lengthy court battle, the Manhattan district attorney is in possession of Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigation into the former president and his family-run Trump Organization, a spokesman for the office confirmed on Thursday. The New York prosecutor’s office obtained the voluminous records on Monday, the same day the US Supreme Court rejected Trump’s latest attempt to keep his longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA, from turning over the records. Vance’s investigation initially focused on hush money paid by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

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Trump would have been convicted if he wasn’t elected: U.S. Justice Department in special counsel report
1 day, 14 hours ago

Trump would have been convicted if he wasn’t elected: U.S. Justice Department in special counsel report

The Hindu  

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the President-elect's November election victory, according to a report published on Tuesday. After the release, Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, called Mr. …

Donald Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: report
8 months ago

Donald Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower: report

The Hindu  

Former U.S. president Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings. Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric …

Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower
8 months ago

Report: Trump may face a $100 million-plus tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump may face an IRS bill in excess of $100 million after a government audit indicates he double-dipped on tax losses tied to a Chicago skyscraper, according to a report by The New York Times and ProPublica that drew on a yearslong audit and public filings. Trump’s presidential campaign provided a statement in son Eric …

'Bring a case': Trump's biographer says ex-president's taxes warrant a new criminal charge
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Bring a case': Trump's biographer says ex-president's taxes warrant a new criminal charge

Raw Story  

Former president Donald J. Trump could face yet another criminal prosecution if his biographer has anything to say about it. Trump biographer David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump's taxes and financial matters for years, appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports Sunday. "There's statutes of limitations for criminal prosecution of taxes, but one of the things we know from the …

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump
10 months ago

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial was delayed Friday until at least mid-April as the judge seeks answers about a last-minute evidence dump that the former president’s lawyers said has hampered their ability to prepare their defense. Trump’s lawyers said they have received tens of thousands of pages of evidence in the last two weeks from …

Trump should pay $370m and be barred from New York business, state AG argues
1 year ago

Trump should pay $370m and be barred from New York business, state AG argues

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The judge’s pretrial ruling effectively ordered the dissolution of Mr Trump’s New York-based real …

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father’s civil fraud trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father’s civil fraud trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump Jr. testified Wednesday that he never worked on his father’s financial statements, the documents now at the heart of the civil fraud trial that threatens former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire. But Donald Trump Jr. said he didn’t recall ever working on any of the financial statements and had “no specific knowledge” of them. …

Trump to view classified documents evidence at secure facility today, report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump to view classified documents evidence at secure facility today, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump will review evidence shared by Jack Smith as …

Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he’s missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Donald Trump is going back to court. Here’s what he’s missed since his last visit to NYC fraud trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump will be back in court Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial, but a face-to-face showdown with former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen will have to wait. FILE - New York attorney general Letitia James speaks to reporters as she returns to the courtroom after a lunch break in former President Donald Trump’s civil …

Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors. The Justice Department charged Charles Edward Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., with stealing tax return information and giving …

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump spent a day in court Monday for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties. “They were lying year after year after year,” Kevin Wallace, a lawyer in James’ office, said as Trump sat at …

Trump says he will be in New York court for trial on his business practices
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump says he will be in New York court for trial on his business practices

Al Jazeera  

Judge has already ruled Trump and his two sons committed fraud in overstating the value of their business empire. Former United States President Donald Trump has said he will attend court in New York for the start of a civil trial in a case that has already resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. …

Trump Took Nuclear Weapon Secrets Among Classified Documents, Says Unsealed Indictment
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump Took Nuclear Weapon Secrets Among Classified Documents, Says Unsealed Indictment

ABP News  

After federal prosecutors unsealed the indictment of former US president Donald Trump on Friday, it was revealed that he had stored sensitive documents on the nuclear capabilities and defence, endangering the country’s national security. As per news agency AFP, the current frontrunner of the 2024 Republican presidential election nominee, 76-year-old Trump took "hundreds" of classified government documents in cardboard boxes …

Here’s The Unsealed Indictment Over Donald Trump’s Handling Of Classified Documents
1 year, 7 months ago

Here’s The Unsealed Indictment Over Donald Trump’s Handling Of Classified Documents

Huff Post  

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 37 felony federal charges related to his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, according to the unsealed indictment released on Friday. “Our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States, and they must be enforced,” special counsel Jack Smith, …

'Never thought such a thing could happen...': Trump says he faces indictment in classified documents probe
1 year, 7 months ago

'Never thought such a thing could happen...': Trump says he faces indictment in classified documents probe

Firstpost  

Trump said Thursday he has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, a stunning development that marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges and possibly also imperil his bid for a second White House term Donald Trump said Thursday he has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, …

Donald Trump Says He Has Been Indicted In Classified Documents Case
1 year, 7 months ago

Donald Trump Says He Has Been Indicted In Classified Documents Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the Justice Department’s investigation over his handling of classified documents, he wrote on his Truth Social site on Thursday. “Please make a contribution to peacefully stand with me today and prove that YOU will NEVER surrender our country to the radical Left ― for 1,500% impact,” he wrote in …

Special counsel subpoenas Trump Organization for foreign records in documents case
1 year, 7 months ago

Special counsel subpoenas Trump Organization for foreign records in documents case

Raw Story  

The special counsel's investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents has subpoenaed records from the Trump Organization, including foreign financial records from seven countries, The New York Times reported Monday. "It remains unclear precisely what the prosecutors were hoping to find by sending the subpoena to Mr. Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, or when it was issued," …

Judge slams door on Trump's latest attempt to hide financial documents
1 year, 9 months ago

Judge slams door on Trump's latest attempt to hide financial documents

Raw Story  

An attempt by Donald Trump to keep New York Attorney General Letitia James from accessing Trump Organization financial documents was shut down last Friday despite the best efforts of his new accounting firm. According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, after the former president's previous accounting firm, Mazars, stepped aside, the Trump Org moved its business to …

Jim Jordan’s latest subpoena might end up making Trump look guilty: legal analyst
1 year, 9 months ago

Jim Jordan’s latest subpoena might end up making Trump look guilty: legal analyst

Raw Story  

Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday subpoenaed former Manhattan D.A. In a statement, the committee wrote that, “Pomerantz’s public statements about the investigation strongly suggest that Bragg’s prosecution of President Trump is politically motivated.” But NYU Law Professor Andrew Weissman, who also served as a Justice Department prosecutor under special counsel Robert Mueller, identified a problem that Jordan might face. His …

Donald Trump faces day in court in historic U.S. first
1 year, 9 months ago

Donald Trump faces day in court in historic U.S. first

The Hindu  

Donald Trump, the ex-president and frontrunner to be Republican nominee in 2024, will appear in court on Tuesday and is set to be formally charged, finger-printed and have a mug shot taken in a watershed moment ahead of next year's presidential election. Mr. Trump was indicted last week, becoming the first sitting or former president to face criminal charges, over …

Republicans and Democrats react to Trump’s New York arraignment
1 year, 9 months ago

Republicans and Democrats react to Trump’s New York arraignment

Al Jazeera  

Figures from across political spectrum weigh in on the criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump. No one is above the law, no matter how rich or powerful they are.” ‘Great courage’: Congressman Joaquin Castro “While the arraignment of a former president is unprecedented, the Manhattan district attorney has shown great courage in holding Donald Trump accountable,” the Texas …

How former US president Donald Trump's legal woes are getting worse
1 year, 9 months ago

How former US president Donald Trump's legal woes are getting worse

Firstpost  

With the 2024 campaign set to gain steam later this year, the rebellious Republican billionaire is portraying himself as a politician besieged by angry Democrats and prosecutors filing multiple cases against him in a bid to derail his presidential candidacy Washington: Donald Trump claims he will be arrested today over a hush-money case allegedly involving a porn star, the latest …

Trump used an unusual method to get a behind-the-scenes look at IRS tax investigation: report
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump used an unusual method to get a behind-the-scenes look at IRS tax investigation: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump sent a barrage of Freedom of Information Act requests to the IRS in an attempt to get a behind-the-scenes look at the agency's preparations to turn his tax records over to Congress, Bloomberg reports. According to one of the FOIA requests, Trump attorney William F. Nelson asked the IRS for communications from IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig …

Trump used Freedom of Information Act request to slow IRS release of his taxes
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump used Freedom of Information Act request to slow IRS release of his taxes

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump inundated the Internal Revenue Service with …

Trump loses again in yet another court fight over Mar-a-Lago documents scandal
2 years ago

Trump loses again in yet another court fight over Mar-a-Lago documents scandal

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has lost yet another court battle in the investigation into his efforts to stash top-secret government documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The New York Times reports that Beryl A. Howell, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington, ruled that the former president's lawyers have to hand over the names of private investigators whom …

'Final nail in his coffin': Trump's taxes contain 'powerful evidence of criminal tax evasion'
2 years ago

'Final nail in his coffin': Trump's taxes contain 'powerful evidence of criminal tax evasion'

Raw Story  

In a column for the Daily Beast, longtime investigative journalist and Donald Trump biographer David Cay Johnston made the case that there is enough evidence of financial fraud in the former president's tax returns from 2015 to 2020 to indict and prosecute him. According to Johnston, the author of "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself …

Tax returns reveal that Trump held foreign bank accounts in the UK, Ireland and China while in office
2 years ago

Tax returns reveal that Trump held foreign bank accounts in the UK, Ireland and China while in office

Raw Story  

Six years of former President Donald Trump's federal tax returns were finally released on Friday. The House Ways and Means Committee released the redacted versions of Trump's returns for the tax years 2015 through 2020. BREAKING: The House Ways and Means Committee has officially released six Trump's tax returns. The Ways and Means Committee's top Republican, Rep. Kevin Brady of …

Trump's tax returns finally released to the public
2 years ago

Trump's tax returns finally released to the public

Raw Story  

On Friday morning, the House Ways and Means Committee placed former President Donald Trump's tax returns into the congressional record during a pro forma session, officially releasing the information to the public. Every president since the Richard Nixon administration, and virtually every presidential candidate, has released their tax returns to the public voluntarily. READ: 'Trust fund nepo baby' Donald Trump …

Trump’s tax returns are out. Here’s how he was able to pay so little — so often
2 years ago

Trump’s tax returns are out. Here’s how he was able to pay so little — so often

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s seven-year battle to keep the public from seeing his taxes ended in defeat Friday as a House committee released six years of returns documenting his aggressive efforts to minimize what he paid the Internal Revenue Service. For the record: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated which year’s tax return from former President Trump the Ways …

Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
2 years ago

Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House took action Thursday after disclosures that the IRS never fully reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency, passing a bill that would require audits of any president’s income tax filings. He said the “unprecedented action jeopardizes the rights of every American to be protected from political targeting.” The committee’s lengthy investigation revealed this week that …

EXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, raising the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman who broke political norms by refusing to voluntarily make public his returns as he sought the presidency. That date coincides with when …

Calls for investigation after Trump tax returns expose 'audit' lie — and years of 'negative income'
2 years ago

Calls for investigation after Trump tax returns expose 'audit' lie — and years of 'negative income'

Raw Story  

The House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns and revealed that the IRS did not perform mandatory audits during his first two years in office. The panel voted to release Trump's tax returns from his years in office after winning a yearslong court battle to obtain them even though …

Trump and the IRS: A massive tax cheat and a hapless, corrupt agency
2 years ago

Trump and the IRS: A massive tax cheat and a hapless, corrupt agency

Raw Story  

Back in February of 2019, then-President Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen, testified before the House Oversight Committee that his former employer had once shown him a big refund from the IRS and told him "he could not believe how stupid the government was for giving someone like him that much money back." On Tuesday the House Ways and Means …

House votes to release Donald Trump’s tax returns after years of legal fighting
2 years ago

House votes to release Donald Trump’s tax returns after years of legal fighting

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An influential congressional committee voted on Tuesday to release former …

Donald Trump's tax audits required by law were delayed, says House Panel
2 years ago

Donald Trump's tax audits required by law were delayed, says House Panel

India Today  

A report issued Tuesday by the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee found that required IRS audits of Donald Trump were delayed, and committee members voted along party lines to also release tax filings of the former president who broke political norms by refusing to release the information on his own. That date also coincides with committee Chairman Richard Neal, …

Donald Trump's tax returns to be released to public
2 years ago

Donald Trump's tax returns to be released to public

The Telegraph  

US legislators have voted to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the filings private as his cloudy financial past continues to stoke controversy. Mr Trump's family business was convicted of tax fraud earlier this month, in a case Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said was "about greed and cheating." "Democrats …

Congressional Panel Publicly Releases Report On Trump's Tax Returns
2 years ago

Congressional Panel Publicly Releases Report On Trump's Tax Returns

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the former president and leading members of his administration who claimed he could not release his tax filings because of the ongoing reviews. But the report found …

Treasury making Trump taxes available to House committee
2 years, 1 month ago

Treasury making Trump taxes available to House committee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said Wednesday it has complied with a court order to make former President Donald Trump’s tax returns available to a congressional committee. The Supreme Court last week rejected Trump’s request for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to …

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, with no noted dissents, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some …

US Supreme Court clears release of Donald Trump's tax returns to congressional committee
2 years, 1 month ago

US Supreme Court clears release of Donald Trump's tax returns to congressional committee

ABC  

The US Supreme Court has cleared the release of Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee, handing a defeat to the Republican former president who had called the Democratic-led panel's request politically motivated. Key points: Donald Trump was the first president in four decades not to release his tax returns Supreme Court justices have now upheld a request from …

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case
2 years, 1 month ago

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was entitled to challenge an FBI search of his Florida estate or to have an independent arbiter review documents that were seized from the home. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, including two Trump appointees, repeatedly suggested Trump …

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel

NPR  

Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel Enlarge this image Zach Gibson/Getty Images Zach Gibson/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a request by the House Ways and Means Committee for former President Donald Trump's tax returns. The House Ways and Means Committee argued that it needs the …

US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns
2 years, 1 month ago

US Supreme Court paves path to obtain Trump’s tax returns

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the US Department of the Treasury from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and …

Prosecutors rest in Trump Organization criminal trial
2 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutors rest in Trump Organization criminal trial

CBS News  

Manhattan prosecutors called their last witness Monday in the Trump Organization's criminal trial. Two Trump Organization companies and former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg were charged with more than a dozen counts related to fraud and tax evasion. Another Trump executive called by prosecutors, controller Jeffrey McConney, said he relied on Weisselberg and an outside accountant, Donald Bender, for tax-related …

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for Donald Trump are at odds over whether the former president can assert executive privilege over documents seized from his Florida estate to shield them from investigators and over whether he can treat the records as his own personal belongings. Justice Department investigators want broad access to the documents as they consider whether …

US top judge temporarily halts push to obtain Trump’s tax records
2 years, 2 months ago

US top judge temporarily halts push to obtain Trump’s tax records

Al Jazeera  

Chief Justice John Roberts effectively pauses effort by congressional panel to get former US president’s tax returns. US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily blocked a congressional panel’s effort to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns, effectively pausing the legal fight over the former president’s records as the top court considers the issue. “No Congress has ever wielded its …

Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial begins in New York
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial begins in New York

ABC  

The criminal trial for the Trump Organization has begun in New York with the prosecution and defence giving their opening statements. Prosecutors say it's a case of 'greed and cheating' In her opening statement in the trial, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger said the former president's real estate company cheated tax authorities for 15 years. But Ms Hoffinger said while Mr Weisselberg …

Trump claims he owns pardon requests and immigration records from White House
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump claims he owns pardon requests and immigration records from White House

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump has told the New York judge …

‘Major step toward an indictment’: experts weigh in on DOJ thinking Trump still has more documents
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Major step toward an indictment’: experts weigh in on DOJ thinking Trump still has more documents

Raw Story  

Federal investigators worry that former President Donald Trump may possess more documents than the National Archives and Federal Bureau of Investigation have recovered. "A top Justice Department official told former President Donald J. Trump’s lawyers in recent weeks that the department believed he had not returned all the documents he took when he left the White House, according to two …

Donald Trump's White House staffers yet to return all presidential documents, Congress told
2 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump's White House staffers yet to return all presidential documents, Congress told

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump's administration has not handed over all the presidential records it should have, Congress has been told. Key points: National Archive staff say they "do not have custody of everything we should" Congress was told some former White House staffers conducted official business on personal accounts Mr Trump is facing a criminal investigation for retaining government …

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