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Fri Aug 24, 2018, 04:52 PM Aug 2018

Trump has opened the door for prosecutors to take down the Trump Organization, and...president

Michael Cohen Prosecutors Look To Be Building A Case Against Donald Trump

Katy Tur reported that Trump is a notorious micromanager who signs all of the Trump Organization’s invoices and checks, which suggests that the Trump Organization executive that prosecutors are looking at is Donald Trump.

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Trump Never Separated Himself From The Trump Organization
When Trump took office, he didn’t separate himself from his private businesses. At the time, this was criticized for being a conflict of interest, but it presents an epic legal problem for the president today. Since Trump is still legally involved with the Trump Organization, it would be possible for prosecutors to indict the company, not the president.

An indictment of the Trump Organization would essentially be an indictment of Trump that would avoid the constitutional question of whether or not a sitting president can be indicted.

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Trump set himself up for prosecution by choosing the path of corruption and greed. Trump has opened the door for prosecutors to take down the Trump Organization, and a sitting president at the same time. - PoliticusUSA
TRMS eluded to the very same thing last night, which apparently is building steam as to what the prosecutors direction could be.

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Trump has opened the door for prosecutors to take down the Trump Organization, and...president (Original Post) ffr Aug 2018 OP
"Organisations are people , my friend" bahrbearian Aug 2018 #1
Words are not his friend, apparently. ffr Aug 2018 #2
alluded. The correct spelling has "eluded" you. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #3
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