NEW YORK – A six-month judicial committee convened late last year to hear evidence against Donald Trump was due to end this week, closing a chapter in a lengthy criminal investigation that appears to end without charge against the former president. familiar with the matter he said. Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg (D), who took office in January, inherited an investigation launched by his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., who was convinced there was a case against Trump for manipulation-related crimes. of the value of the assets to secure tax advantages or better loan interest rates. The grand jury convened in November to hear evidence against the former president. However, the decision on whether to complete the presentation and ask the committee to vote on the charges will ultimately be made by Bragg, who has decided to stop the process, according to people familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity. anonymity to discuss information that has not been made public. A key problem, some of these people said, was Bragg’s concern about whether former Trump aide Michael Cohen could be used as a witness. Investigations into Donald Trump: What you need to know Bragg said he would announce when the investigation was completed, noting that even after the jury was disbanded, other senior jurors adjudicating a wide range of criminal cases in New York would be available to take action if needed. However, the end of the grand jury – and the departure in February of two senior prosecutors who said Bragg was stopping the investigation – makes any possible accusation against Trump seem unlikely, legal observers say. have said. By the time Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned, the grand jury had been inactive for weeks, with jurors being told to stay home, said one person familiar with the matter. Lawyers in the New York Attorney General’s Office, Letitia James (D), who is an associate in the investigation, are skeptical that any criminal case will be brought, said people who know the situation. They also spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. A spokeswoman for James said the investigation was ongoing. James is conducting a separate political investigation into Trump’s business practices, and a lawyer from her office indicated Monday that a lawsuit could be filed. in this case soon. A judge despises Trump in court and fines him $ 10,000 a day for not providing the files James is looking for or for not properly documenting the nature of his search for those files. Trump’s lawyers are appealing both the order and a decision by New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, which requires Trump and two of his adult children to be removed from the attorney general’s team. On Friday, Engoron rejected an attempt by Trump to clear the contempt decision after he and his lawyers submitted affidavits. Affidavits “fail to clarify” who conducted the searches for the requested documents or where and when the searches were conducted, the judge said. He called Trump’s two-paragraph affidavit “completely devoid of any useful details.” The wall at the border that Trump called unexploited has a bleak price Trump has long argued that there has been no illegal conduct – criminal or civil – related to the valuation of Trump’s assets. His legal team has accused James of political vendetta. Asked to comment on the expiration of the Grand Jury’s term, a spokeswoman for Bragg said in a statement on April 7, which said in part: “New York County has large jurors sitting around all the time. There is no magic in any of the above [grand jury] dates.” People familiar with Bragg’s thinking said his reluctance to move forward was largely due to a lack of faith in Cohen, a former Trump lawyer and convicted felon. Cohen has written a book about his life as a friend of Trump and often criticizes the former president. He has made it clear that he is willing to testify how things went at the Trump Agency if a case is brought. He says he met with investigators from the DA’s office about a dozen times before Dunne and Pomerantz left, but that none of Bragg’s team has contacted him since. The Pomerantz’s resignation letter, received by the Washington Post, echoed what Cohen said publicly about the nature of the evidence, including statements about Trump’s financial situation to creditors and others. “Trump’s financial statements were false and he has a long history of fabricating information about his personal finances and lying about his assets to banks, national media, counterparties and many others, including the American people,” Pomerantz wrote. Cohen pleaded guilty to tax evasion, campaign finance violations and gave false information to a bank about his role in negotiating silent payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, allegedly on behalf of Trump, during the 2016 campaign. Trump said he had nothing to do with Daniels’s payment and denied having anything to do with her. Cohen also pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his role in a Trump administration operation in Russia. Prosecutor resigns over Trump stalemate says former president commits crimes While the use of witnesses convicted of crimes, especially lies, can be problematic, it is not uncommon for prosecutors to do so, especially when they have few other ways to present their case. Cohen’s prison sentence has been completed, so prosecutors can not offer him a benefit in exchange for his participation, which could boost his credibility before the jury. Cohen said Friday that he had provided credible information about the investigation, adding that “Mr. Bragg’s decision not to prosecute or prosecute [Trump] it is a mistake that will tarnish his time in office and his career “. The prosecutor’s office is believed to have tried to overthrow other Trump aides, most notably its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, who was accused along with the Trump Organization in July of tax fraud. This indictment arose from the same criminal investigation that now seems to be coming to an end. He accuses Weisselberg of 15 years system that includes tax-free allowances, such as cars and apartments, for company executives. Weisselberg has shown no sign of being willing to provide information about Trump to the prosecutor’s office. He and the Trump Organization could be tried later this year.
