{"id":18918,"date":"2021-05-26T04:42:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T08:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=18918"},"modified":"2021-05-26T04:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T08:42:34","slug":"grand-jury-to-consider-donald-trump-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/grand-jury-to-consider-donald-trump-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand jury to consider Donald Trump charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prosecutors in New York have convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former US President Donald Trump on criminal charges, local media report.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They say the jury will consider evidence gathered during investigations into Mr Trump’s business dealings and the alleged payment of hush money to women on his behalf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trump, 74, denies any wrongdoing, alleging a political witch hunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US prosecutors can refer important cases to grand juries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Such juries are made up of citizens who examine the evidence in secret before deciding whether to pursue charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The decision to convene a grand jury appears to indicate that the Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance hopes to move towards bringing charges as a result of his two-year investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Vance went through a long court battle to obtain Mr Trump’s tax records and part of his investigation has focused on tax deductions and write-offs claimed by the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Last week,\u00a0Letitia James, the top prosecutor in New York state, said her inquiry into the Trump Organization was now a criminal probe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Her spokesperson said the inquiry into Mr Trump’s property company was “no longer purely civil”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trump responded by saying the prosecutor was “in desperate search of a crime”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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