Headline RoundupJuly 2nd, 2021

Perspectives: Charges Against Trump Organization

Summary from the AllSides News Team

The Trump Organization has been charged with 15 counts of tax fraud and other crimes by New York prosecutors. The Manhattan district attorney's office unsealed an indictment Thursday that detailed charges against the organization for attempting to compensate "Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books.'" Chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg was the indictment's focus, and is accused of tax evasion on $1.76 million in income dating back to 2005. It's the first criminal case against Trump's company; the former president himself was not charged with any wrongdoing, and accused prosecutors of leading a "witch hunt."

Voices across the spectrum analyzed how the charges may impact Trump. Legal experts, regardless of potential ideological bias, have drawn different conclusions. Some say New York's continued probes could likely lead to charges against him due to his close ties with the organization; others doubt that scenario, saying the lack of charges against Trump to this point means a future charge "appears increasingly unlikely." Many right-rated voices have accused New York prosecutors of pursuing Trump for politically-motivated reasons, and have framed the charges against the Trump Organization as weak and unlikely to amount to any legitimate legal consequences for the former president.

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