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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s company and its chief financial officer were indicted on Wednesday, a person familiar with the matter was told, in what constitutes the first charges stemming from the investigation of more than two years led by the prosecution of New York into the affairs of the former US president.
The indictment is expected to be released on Thursday. Donald Trump should not be personally targeted, according to his lawyer, but this case could complicate the political ambitions of the former tenant of the White House, who plans to run in the presidential election of 2024.
The investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance focused on undue advantages that Trump Organization executives, including its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, allegedly received, sources with knowledge of the matter said in the past. the question.
Allen Weisselberg planned to hand himself over to authorities on Thursday morning, the source said.
Donald Trump’s lawyer told Reuters on Monday that prosecutors had suggested the charges would relate to tax benefits and that the former US president would not be personally targeted.
“It will be their first setback,” Ronald Fischetti said of prosecutors. He added that he was informed last week by prosecutors that they were continuing their investigation.
A lawyer for Allen Weisselberg declined a request for comment, as did the services of Cyrus Vance.
No comment was immediately obtained from lawyers for the Trump Organization, which could notably be fined in the event of a conviction.
(Reportage by Lisa Lambert and Tim Ahmann in Washington, Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel in New York; French version Jean Terzian)
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