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Two top prosecutors working on the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into the Trump Organization resigned Wednesday, leaving the years-old probe without two key players as it appeared to have entered a crucial phase.
According to the New York Times, the two prosecutors, Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, “submitted their resignation after the new district attorney of Manhattan, Alvin Bragg, expressed to them his doubts about the possibility of prosecuting Mr. Trump.”
The “precise reasons for Mr. Bragg’s pullback are unknown,” the Times said, noting that “he has made few public statements about the status of the inquiry since taking office.”
In a statement responding to the resignations of the prosecutors, a spokeswoman for Mr. Bragg said that he was “grateful for their service” and that the investigation was ongoing.
The criminal case relates particularly to suspicions of fraudulent evaluations of assets within the Trump Organization – which includes golf clubs, luxury hotels, and other real estate properties – to obtain more advantageous loans from banks or reduce its taxes.
The criminal investigation has already led to the indictment of the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg for tax evasion. Both the organization and Mr. Weisselberg have pleaded not guilty, and a trial is expected later this year.
The resignations of both prosecutors come as a New York State Supreme Court judge last week ordered Donald Trump, 75, and two of his children to testify in the civil investigation led by Letitia James. James announced in January that her investigation had gathered “significant evidence which suggests that Donald Trump and the Trump Organization have falsely and fraudulently valued a number of assets.”
