Attorneys for the Trump Organization have until Monday afternoon to make their final arguments to New York prosecutors as to why the company should not face criminal charges over its financial practices, two people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post on Sunday.
Manhattan prosecutors have spent the last two years investigating the Trump Organization and whether the company artificially manipulated the value of its properties to secure loans and tax benefits. Earlier this year, District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. convened a special grand jury in Manhattan to consider indictments, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
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