Justice Arthur F. Engoron wants to make sure Trump doesn't shift around his assets to hide them from a judgment against the Trump Organization.

The judge who doomed Donald Trump’s family business last week took an aggressive and preemptive step on Wednesday to ensure the former president can’t secretly shift assets to salvage his real estate empire.

In an order that was posted on the fourth day of the former president’s bank fraud trial, Justice Arthur F. Engoron commanded that the Trumps identify any corporations they have—and come clean about any plans to move around money in an attempt to hide or keep their wealth.

It’s a powerful maneuver meant to counter the sort of underhanded moves Trump has displayed so far during the three-year investigation.

  • Holyginz
    1434·
    2 years ago

    My god. Are we seriously at a point the US government isn’t able to get one washed up old traitorous racist to obey the rules in court? This is just sad. He should have been locked up so long ago it isn’t even funny anymore.

      • Kerrigor@kbin.social
        23·
        2 years ago

        It’s a step to prevent further shenanigans of the same kind that he’s already been doing for years

        • fleabomber@lemm.eeEnglish
          51·
          2 years ago

          An ex president has faced a corporate death sentence before? I feel like we’re in uncharted waters here. His tricks really don’t seem to hold up in court, other than delay, delay, delay, and that tactic seems to be running out of steam.

          • grueEnglish
            4·
            2 years ago

            An ex president has faced a corporate death sentence before?

            An ex president shouldn’t have had a corporation to dissolve in the first place because he should’ve been forced to divest due to the Emoluments Clause.

            • fleabomber@lemm.eeEnglish
              11·
              2 years ago

              I’m not sure that’s relevant since we’re talking about laws he’s broke, not laws we wish were in place. As far as I know, divestment is not a requirement.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
    372·
    2 years ago

    It’s crazy how powerless the justice system is when they’re afraid to put you in jail. Is he gonna prove his Fifth Avenue claim?

  • jordanlund
    141·
    2 years ago

    Looks like the loop-hole is that it’s only binding on Trump, Jr., Eric, and Weisselburg.

    So if he sets up a shell coompany for Barron or Melania, or Ivanka…