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Trump business gets 30 subpoenas (Original Post) vlyons Dec 2018 OP
WOW! dewsgirl Dec 2018 #1
Ru-Roh pecosbob Dec 2018 #2
30 targets Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #3
Yeah, they claim a "ton" of subpoenas went out Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #12
each subpoena can request about a ton of response Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #14
Yes, and make Traitor Trump's life even more miserable. Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #17
K&R...👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Dec 2018 #4
Fan meet poop sellitman Dec 2018 #5
The lady that backed into the fan ... erlewyne Dec 2018 #9
kick CatWoman Dec 2018 #6
GOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOODGOOD lindysalsagal Dec 2018 #7
2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, Treasury demmiblue Dec 2018 #8
Why are U.S. attorneys defending a private American company? FakeNoose Dec 2018 #11
I hope his kids are beginning to see their demise. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #10
Going over this new information will take time... mysteryowl Dec 2018 #13
I think Mueller.... SergeStorms Dec 2018 #19
Oh, I get it. Thanks. mysteryowl Dec 2018 #23
Ho, Ho, Ho - Merry Christmas dlk Dec 2018 #15
Zowie--- packman Dec 2018 #16
Yay! SergeStorms Dec 2018 #18
5-10-15-20-25-30 musette_sf Dec 2018 #20
Time for the Trump Family . . . . Roadside Attraction Dec 2018 #21
Sir: SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #22

demmiblue

(36,833 posts)
8. 2 attorneys general to subpoena Trump Organization, Treasury
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 07:40 PM
Dec 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and Maryland plan to file subpoenas Tuesday seeking records from the Trump Organization, the Treasury Department and dozens of other entities as part of a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of profiting off the presidency.

The flurry of subpoenas came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte approved a brisk schedule for discovery in the case alleging that foreign and domestic government spending at Trump’s Washington, D.C., hotel amounts to gifts to the president in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.

The subpoenas target 37 entities, including 13 Trump-linked entities and the federal agency that oversees the lease for Trump’s Washington hotel. Subpoenas were also being sent to the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Department of Commerce and Department of Agriculture, all of which have spent taxpayer dollars at the hotel or have information on Trump’s finances relevant to the case.

Other Trump entities that officials plan to subpoena include those related to his Washington hotel and its management. Eighteen private entities including restaurants, venues and hotels that compete with the Trump hotel are also being subpoenaed to “illuminate the unfair nature of that competition,” said Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh.

https://apnews.com/8335d630f04248fe9175f893c6641729?utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter

FakeNoose

(32,610 posts)
11. Why are U.S. attorneys defending a private American company?
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 09:01 PM
Dec 2018

... namely the Trump Organization. He needs to pay his own attorneys to defend these charges, not use federal-paid lawyers. It's not their job to defend private corporations and keep their owners out of jail.

SergeStorms

(19,190 posts)
19. I think Mueller....
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 09:38 PM
Dec 2018

has outsourced a lot of this to other courts and jurisdictions. He won't be taking on all of this himself.

SergeStorms

(19,190 posts)
18. Yay!
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 09:36 PM
Dec 2018

This is how TrumpCo. will get hurt. Badly. He's one of the most crooked businessmen in NYC, and that's saying something. He always gets away with it because he runs such a tangled snake's nest of businesses no one can decipher it. Until now. The Federal government has the resources New York City and State can't commit to one person's holdings.

The Trump "empire" is about to crumble. It may take until he's out of office, but he, and the entire Trump family, are going down.

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