New York prosecutors investigate Trump Organization's request to submit tax returns

　　Chinanews.com, August 4th. According to the US "Capitol Hill" report, on the 3rd local time, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York, USA, hinted that its subpoena against US President Trump's tax return was against "Trump The group’s possible extensive and persistent criminal conduct is part of the investigation.

Data map: Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York.

　　According to reports, in July 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that facing a grand jury investigation, U.S. President Trump has no special immunity, including the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance (Cyrus Vance). Vance) ongoing investigation.

　　In response to this ruling, Trump’s personal lawyer filed a new complaint with the Federal District Court of Manhattan last week, saying that the scope of the subpoena was too broad and “constituted a harassment of the President.”

　　In response, the New York County Attorney stated in a court document submitted on the 3rd that in view of a large number of public news reports that “the Trump Organization may have extensive and prolonged criminal activities,” the grand jury requested Tron during the investigation. There is nothing wrong with providing a large amount of information in general.

　　According to the report, a footnote to the previous court document listed three media reports on Trump's financial history published in 2018 and 2019. One of them was a 2019 report by The Washington Post, claiming that Trump exaggerated his net worth to potential lenders and investors.

　　An investigation by the New York Times in 2018 found that Trump adopted "suspicious tax schemes" including "blatant fraud" when he ran the Trump Organization in the 1990s.

　　A report in the Wall Street Journal detailed the allegations against Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen. The New York Attorney's Office previously cited these allegations when issuing a subpoena.

　　Prosecutor Vance’s office stated in this regard that Trump’s latest complaint failed to pose any effective legal challenge to the subpoena, and the high court has not yet considered and rejected the subpoena. Prosecutors believe that Trump’s complaint should be dismissed according to the rules of procedure of the Federal Court.