Trump Org. verdict shows the best tool prosecutors have against the former president

A jury convicted the Trump Organization of being a fraudulent and felonious enterprise after the Manhattan District Attorney flipped former CFO Allen Weisselberg.

Donald Trump himself is, at the moment, only under criminal investigation, but on Tuesday, for the first time, a jury convicted the Trump Organization of being a fraudulent and felonious enterprise.  

This was a signature achievement for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. His prosecutors just tossed the king’s brand from the throne. The $1.6 million fine the company faces is the least of the harm. From now on, the criminal convictions will place an indelible asterisk next to the Trump business name.

This was a signature achievement for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. His prosecutors just tossed the king’s brand from the throne.

The jury took about 10 hours over less than two days to deliberate and convict the company on all 17 counts of fraud, tax evasion and falsifying business records. Quick criminal verdicts can reflect the force of prosecutors’ evidence. 

In this case, the Trump Organization’s former CFO Allen Weisselberg provided everything that was needed. With serious criminal investigations underway against Trump in Washington, Atlanta and New York, the convictions remind us of the sharpest arrow in a prosecutor’s quiver: flipping the target’s lieutenants. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-org-verdict-shows-best-tool-prosecutors-have-former-president-rcna60652


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