Donald Trump used to bank with the big guns. Now he’s borrowing from Axos Financial, an obscure, internet-only institution based in San Diego and Las Vegas. In mid-February, Axos refinanced a $100 million Trump Tower mortgage due in September, a New York City Finance Department document shows. The new loan was made just days after The Trump Organization’s auditor resigned, saying that […]
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Ruling Declaring Trump ‘Likely’ Broke Laws May Not Mean He’ll Be Prosecuted
WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s conclusion this week that former President Donald J. Trump likely committed felonies related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election intensified scrutiny on the question of whether the Justice Department can, should or will try to charge him with the same […]
Mazars exit could leave Trump Org. in breach of loan agreements
The disclosure this week by the accounting firm Mazars USA that it has cut ties with the Trump Organization could leave the company in breach of loan agreements, says Tristan Snell, a former assistant New York attorney general who helped lead the prosecution of Trump University for fraud. The accounting […]
Garland needs to bring Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland has not yet charged any of the alleged ringleaders of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol— up to and potentially including former President Donald Trump. This prompted Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., in an appearance Tuesday on CNN, to channel the emotions so many of […]
Trump could face charges for trying to obstruct certification of election, legal experts say | US Capitol attack
Expectation is growing that Donald Trump might face charges for trying to obstruct Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s election this year as a House panel collects more evidence into the 6 January attack on the Capitol, former prosecutors and other experts say. Speculation about possible charges against the former US […]
Jan. 6 investigators mull whether Trump violated obstruction law
Cheney’s statement includes precise terminology from the criminal obstruction statute. And she’s not the only one pondering the matter: It’s become the subject of intense debate in the cases of dozens of Jan. 6 rioters whom prosecutors allege obstructed Congress’ effort to count electoral votes on Jan. 6. To convict […]