NY Attorney General Tish James Announces Criminal Investigation of Trump Organization: What's It All Mean?

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🗓️ 20 May 2021

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New York Attorney General Tish James made an unusual public announcement that her investigation into the Trump Organization has now changed from civil to criminal and that she is partnering with District Attorney Cy Vance. This dramatic and somewhat unusual announcement is inarguable bad for Trump and company. Here's what we know, here's what we can reasonably infer and here is a bit of informed speculation about what might have prompted this significant development. For our newly launched Team Justice and Justice Matters merchandise shop, please visit: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/glennkirschner/ Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts. Follow me on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So, New York State Attorney General Tish James has now joined in the criminal hunt for
0:06.6	Donald Trump in company.
0:09.0	Let's talk about why that's an important addition to the quest for justice.
0:14.6	Justice matters.
0:30.6	Hey all, Glenn Kirschner here.
0:33.1	So New York State Attorney General Tish James told us all something last night that is interesting,
0:41.2	unusual and a little bit delicious.
0:47.7	Here's the headline today in the New York Times.
0:52.3	New York's Attorney General joins criminal inquiry into Trump Organization and here's
0:59.8	how the statement reads that was released by Attorney General Tish James Office.
1:06.9	We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization
1:13.0	is no longer purely civil in nature.
1:16.4	We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity along with the Manhattan
1:24.7	District Attorney.
1:27.4	Okay, let's try to read some of the tea leaves because we have to acknowledge that we don't
1:35.4	know exactly what that means, but what are some of the things we can reasonably infer based
1:43.5	on that statement and based on everything else we know about ongoing investigations into
1:48.7	Donald Trump in the Trump Organization, both by the State Attorney General in New York
1:54.2	and by the Manhattan District Attorney, Sy Vance.
1:58.4	Well we know that this announcement is bad for Donald Trump and company.
2:05.6	Why?
2:06.6	Well, any time an investigation goes from being exclusively civil when it's just about money,
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