Trump Organization is ‘given Monday deadline’ to persuade New York prosecutors not to file charges over its financial dealings after CFO Allen Weisselberg ‘refused to help the investigation’
- The Manhattan district attorney’s office has informed Donald Trump’s lawyers they have until later on Monday to persuade prosecutors NOT to file charges
- District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been conducting a long-running investigation into Donald Trump’s businesses
- It is unclear if Donald Trump himself would face charges
- Trump Organization has denied any charges of wrong doing
- Investigation said to be probing whether Trump Organization inflated value of its assets for tax purposes, and to obtain more favorable terms on loans
- Also being probes are fringe benefits the company awarded its chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg, over claims tax rules weren’t followed