These charges come in the wake of a startling judgment from Judge Arthur Engoron last month, who determined there to be fraud within the Trump Organization.
Trump, who is a leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is being accused by Attorney General James of exaggerating the valuation of his assets by billions to obtain more favorable loan and insurance conditions.
Count 33 of the indictment alleges that "TRUMP attempted to persuade Trump Attorney 1 to hide and conceal documents from a federal grand jury" and that "TRUMP and NAUTA misled Trump Attorney 1 by moving boxes that contained documents with classification markings so that Trump Attorney 1 would not find the documents and produce them to a federal grand jury."
FBI "failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report."
“This weaponized prosecutor’s office has spent thousands of federal taxpayer dollars to subsidize this political indictment and is demanding millions more in federal grants,” Rep. Biggs said.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed he used federal funds in his investigation into former President Trump’s 'hush money' scandal to porn star Stormy Daniels.
James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas and O'Keefe Media Group, has suggested he has multiple insiders in the Manhattan DA's case against former President Donald Trump, with some familiar with the grand jury proceedings.