WBEZ obtained documents relating to the probe into possible financial improprieties with former President Donald Trump’s businesses. Financial intelligence analyst Daniel Kenny — under Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. — emailed the Cook County recorder to obtain records regarding Trump Tower in Chicago between September and November of 2020.
“An email from Vance’s office on Sept. 10, 2020, suggests prosecutors in New York were hoping to obtain records for the Trump building in lieu of issuing a subpoena, which could require involvement by an Illinois judge given that this particular investigation is based out of state,” the report states.
“Documents obtained by WBEZ through an open records request show Daniel Kenny, a financial intelligence analyst under Vance, asked about a specific property identification number in the Trump building, whether online records could be downloaded and, “would those be the same records I would receive if we sent you a subpoena?” the report continues.
“In other words, are there any other records that the Recorder of Deeds maintains for that property that are not available to download?” Kenny reportedly wrote to the recorder’s office.
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“The property identification number cited in Kenny’s email traces back to a particular condominium in the Trump building, but WBEZ could find no connections between its owner and the ex-president, his family or anyone else affiliated with the Trump Organization,” WBEZ reports.
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“Records associated with that parcel and dozens of others in the high rise are listed on some of the major financing documents tied to construction loans that Trump’s business originally took out and that appear to be the object of the New York prosecutor’s attention,” the report continues.
Democratic Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough said her office fully cooperated with Cy Vance’s office. She further added that the prosecutor’s interest in the Trump property in Chicago seems entirely plausible given his interest in Trump’s financial affairs.
“They’re good at turning over rocks, OK?” she told the outlet. “And the fact that they’re in Chicago turning over rocks, I’m not surprised, not surprised at all. As I said, we’re going to see where this is going or if it’s going anywhere. But I’m not surprised at anything that I see and hear about what’s going on with the New York District Attorney’s office, but clearly, there is some smoke.”
Donald Trump is spending his post-presidential life being hammered by investigations. The presidency protected Trump, but now that he’s out of office, investigators are closing in. Everything comes out in the wash sooner or later.
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