New York criminal probe against Donald Trump gets kicked into hyperdrive
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance was never planning to seek reelection, as has long been made clear by his lacking of filing, fundraising, and so on. His announcement yesterday, that he’ll retire at the end of his term, was expected. Vance’s announcement yesterday, along with his high profile interview with the New Yorker, suggests that he’s close to having the grand jury indict Donald Trump, and that he wants to make sure he gets credit for the indictment before he retires.
Now we’re indeed seeing evidence that the criminal case is being kicked into hyperdrive. Remember earlier this week when Michael Cohen met with the Manhattan DA’s office for a seventh time? Make that eight times, as CNBC is now reporting that the DA’s office has asked Cohen to sit for another interview.
Best we can parse, the pattern appears to be that the DA’s office finished its initial analysis of Trump’s tax returns, met with Cohen earlier this week to ask him about aspects of the tax returns, plans to look at the tax returns again with Cohen’s remarks in mind, and wants to meet with him again once it’s done so.
So much for the notion, coming from some doomsday pundits, that Vance’s upcoming retirement somehow means that the Manhattan criminal case against Trump is somehow going to be derailed or delayed, or whatever the latest nonsense narrative is. It’s abundantly clear that the DA’s office is moving full speed ahead. It’s anyone’s guess as to a precise indictment date – but it’s obviously getting closer.
