Report: Trump Organization lawyers have until Monday to persuade prosecutors not to file charges

Donald Trump at Trump Tower.
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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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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.