If you are Donald Trump, the answer is: skip the quiz and call your lawyer. The lawn mower is cranking up on your yard.
First, I find it interesting this came from (and to, apparently) the NYAG, not from Mazar's for general distribution (yes, I'm sure Trump got a copy). This is, as George Conway says: "Big! BIG Big! REALLY big!"AG James’ office has submitted a court filing Re Trump case that includes a letter from his company’s accounting firm saying nearly a decade worth of financial statements can no longer be relied upon. pic.twitter.com/sDUcDF1BEd
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 14, 2022
Or, as Popehat so eloquently put it:For any business (including a privately-held one) that has outside financing or investors, having your financial statements (let alone 10 years' worth!) pulled by your accountants is just about the most calamitous thing that could happen to it, other than perhaps being indicted.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 14, 2022
Mazars right now pic.twitter.com/lwmDbhlGcC
— TireSlashingHat (@Popehat) February 14, 2022
Ya think?This is a very carefully drafted letter. Mazars may have some concern about its own exposure imo.
— Richard Signorelli (@richsignorelli) February 14, 2022
And then there are the concussion waves:"decision regarding the financial financial statements"=they are false because you lied
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 14, 2022
"totality of the circumstances"=the D.A. is serious
"non-waivable conflict of interest"=we are now on team D.A.
"not able to provide new work product"=sorry we're not going to jail for you https://t.co/jbK2WUjncy pic.twitter.com/NbbDhUCbrL
I wonder if Mazars disavowing financial statements has any impact on any of the various Trump entities’ loans
— TireSlashingHat (@Popehat) February 14, 2022
One wonders if this deal doesn't also suddenly become far less attractive:"The letter instructed the Trump Org to essentially retract the documents...[which] Mr. Trump used to secure loans"
— Peter Strzok (@petestrzok) February 14, 2022
Have fun trying to refinance that reported $400+ million of debt - without the help of foreign friends, of course.https://t.co/6uH9RzH4Jt
A-Rod part of investment group buying Trump's DC hotel https://t.co/triEEgBbly
— Anthony DeRosa (@Anthony) February 14, 2022
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 14, 2022"Trump? Wasn't he the coffee boy? Nobody knew him!"
I'd like them to do an investigation into the real estate business in New York because if Mazars were doing that much obviously shady business for Trump they'd certainly do it for other clients. I'll bet the whole thing is as sleazy in plain sight. If an estimate of a property by the stupid and unqualified Eric Trump can be used to steal money and cheat the public to that extent you have to know it's something others have done in the area. I'll bet it's the same all over.
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