New York prosecutors got Donald Trump’s records from Deutsche Bank in widening probe

REVEALED: Deutsche Bank has already handed over Donald Trump’s financial records to NY prosecutors as criminal probe into his businesses expands – and state attorney general warns she will make a ‘major national announcement’ tomorrow 

  • Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance obtained the records through subpoena last year
  • Vance is investigating potential crimes in Trump’s business dealings
  • New York AG Letitia James also subpoenaed the Deutsche Bank records 
  • James plans a mysterious ‘major national announcement’ on Thursday

New York prosecutors were able to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records from Deutche Bank last year, it has been revealed, as the state’s attorney general plans a mysterious major announcement on Thursday.  

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance sent a subpoena last year to Deutsche Bank as part of its investigation into Trump´s business dealings, the New York Times reported Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the inquiry.

The bank complied with the subpoena, turning over records including financial statements Trump gave the bank when he was borrowing money, two of those people told the Times.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, also subpoenaed the bank for records related to Trump last year following Michael Cohen’s testimony.

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance (above) sent a subpoena last year to Deutsche Bank as part of its investigation into Trump´s business dealings

New York Attorney General Letitia James (above), a Democrat, also subpoenaed the bank for records related to Trump last year following Cohen´s testimony

New York Attorney General Letitia James (above), a Democrat, also subpoenaed the bank for records related to Trump last year following Cohen´s testimony

On Wednesday night, James’ office said she will deliver a ‘major national announcement’ on Thursday at 11.30am. 

The subject of the announcement was not immediately clear, and it may be unrelated to the widening criminal probe into Trump’s business practices.

Vance, a Democrat, this week suggested a grand jury subpoena for Trump’s tax returns was part of an investigation of ‘possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization,’ including alleged insurance and bank fraud.

Vance’s investigation into Trump and the Trump Organization was spurred by disclosures of hush payments to two women who said they had had sexual relationships with Trump before he became president. Trump has denied the claims.

Vance’s office declined to comment on the New York Times report. Attorneys for Trump and for Deutsche Bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Manhattan prosecutor, who is a Democrat, was among several authorities in New York who launched investigations last year after Trump´s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, told congress that the president had a practice of misleading business associates and tax officials about the value of his assets.

Prosecutors in New York are conducting a criminal probe into Trump's business dealings

Prosecutors in New York are conducting a criminal probe into Trump’s business dealings

Deutsche Bank reportedly complied with the subpoena, turning over records including financial statements Trump gave the bank when he was borrowing money

Deutsche Bank reportedly complied with the subpoena, turning over records including financial statements Trump gave the bank when he was borrowing money

Vance hasn’t disclosed details about his probe, but his lawyers told a federal judge this week that it was a ‘complex financial investigation’ that followed public reports of ‘extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.’

As part of the investigation, Vance asked Trump´s accountants to turn over eight years of his personal and corporate tax records. The accounting firm has yet to comply as Trump and Vance have battled in court over the validity of the subpoena.

Other investigators have requested records from Deutsche Bank, which was one of the few banks willing to lend to Trump after a series of corporate bankruptcies starting in the early 1990s.

Two congressional committees, both controlled by Democrats, subpoenaed the bank for documents related to Trump, who sued to block their release.

Trump has said the investigations are all politically motivated. Earlier this week, he called Vance´s investigation ‘a continuation of the witch hunt.’

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