ABC Newsâ chief legal analyst Dan Abrams believes Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vanceâs investigation into the Trump Organization will lead to at least one indictment.
During an appearance on âThe Viewâ on Tuesday, Abrams claimed that âall signs point to a likely indictmentâ of somebody as a result of the investigation into the Trump Organization.
He went on to note the fight for prosecutors to obtain former President Donald Trumpâs tax returns, âthe hiring of a very high-profile prosecutorâ who left a âvery cushy jobâ to work on the investigation, and the convening of a grand jury last month.
âYou donât get a special grand jury like this unless they believe they have evidence of a crime. So all the evidence, all the signals are towards a likely indictment of someone,â Abrams said.
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Abramsâ comments come a week after Vance convened a grand jury in his investigation into the Trump Organization.
The Washington Post reported that the district attorney is looking into whether Trump manipulated the value of his properties âin a way that defrauded banks and insurance companies, and if any tax benefits were obtained illegally through unscrupulous asset valuation.â
According to the paper, the move to convene a grand jury âsuggests, too, that Vance thinks he has found evidence of a crime â if not by Trump, by someone potentially close to him or by his company.â
Co-host Joy Behar claimed Trump âhas gotten awayâ with impeachment, âinciting a riot at the Capitol,â and former Special Counsel Robert Muellerâs investigation into alleged collusion between members of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian operatives.
Abrams said the examples Behar cited had a specific âlaneâ that they were confined to. By contrast, he said Vanceâs investigation is âdifferentâ because it is not looking into Trumpâs actions as president but rather as a private citizen.
âSo in this sense, heâs being treated just like everybody else, which makes this a very different kind of investigation than every other one you mentioned,â he added.
Still, Behar appeared unconvinced that an indictment is likely for Trump because he is a former president.
