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October 5, 2017

Report: Ivanka & Donald Jr. Were Nearly Charged with Felony Fraud in 2012
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A new investigation has revealed President Trump's adult children,
Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were nearly charged with felony fraud
in 2012 for lying to people interested in buying apartments in the Trump
So Ho, a hotel and condo development. The near criminal prosecution was
revealed in an article jointly published by The New Yorker, Pro Publica
and WNYC. The article also reveals that the case was dropped by the
Manhattan District Attorney's Office only after Trump's personal
attorney, Marc Kasowitz, visited Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance
Jr. in 2012-only months after Kasowitz donated $25,000 to Vance's
re-election campaign. While Vance returned that $25,000 donation ahead
of his meeting with Kasowitz, Vance went on to overrule his own
prosecutors and instruct them to drop the case against Ivanka and Donald
Trump Jr. Six months later, Vance received a $50,000 donation from
Kasowitz and his friends.


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