First daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump was ridiculed on Thursday after The New York Times reported on two fraud investigations.
"Two separate New York State fraud investigations into President Trump and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, have expanded to include tax write-offs on millions of dollars in consulting fees, some of which appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump," the newspaper reported, citing "people with knowledge of the matter."
"The inquiries — a criminal investigation by the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., and a civil one by the state attorney general, Letitia James — are being conducted independently," the newspaper noted. "But both offices issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization in recent weeks for records related to the fees, the people said."
The report generated a great deal of discussion online. Here's some of what people were saying:
@kylegriffin1 Enjoy prison @IvankaTrump . @MichaelCohen212 always said you would be the first in jail.— Banks (@Banks) 1605833907.0
“[Ivanka] ... receiv[ed] payments from a consulting company she co-owned, totaling $747,622, that exactly matched c… https://t.co/5GuLENe08F— Charles (@Charles) 1605835404.0
No wonder he is trying to cheat so hard via @NYTimes https://t.co/aYpc9nvkCH— Kara Swisher (@Kara Swisher) 1605836877.0
Here’s a pretty big reason why Trump is doing everything he can to stay in the White House. The law is coming. https://t.co/7bCMz4B8AJ— Tim Fullerton (@Tim Fullerton) 1605834791.0
Someone's going to pay the piper very, very soon. Good riddance 🥳 #ONEV1 #DemVoice1 via @NYTimes https://t.co/KcN6qn0Sh2— 𝕂𝕚𝕞 🐝 𝔹𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕎𝕠𝕟 🥳 (@𝕂𝕚𝕞 🐝 𝔹𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕎𝕠𝕟 🥳) 1605836704.0
Hey Donald, you wanna talk about fraud?? Here you go, and Ivanka, too. https://t.co/Kf8yvKnDuV— Barbara Malmet (@Barbara Malmet) 1605835030.0
.@IvankaTrump is a criminal like her dad. https://t.co/oW9MrntmGj— Laurie Crosswell (@Laurie Crosswell) 1605833811.0
Not a surprise Trump wants to stay in office no matter what -- it may be the only way he can stay out of jail. https://t.co/p529aMKEEU— Gerry Conway Wears A Mask Because He Cares (@Gerry Conway Wears A Mask Because He Cares) 1605835945.0
"A lawyer for Ms. Trump did not return calls about the inquiries."— Michelangelo Signorile (@Michelangelo Signorile) 1605835038.0
The law is coming https://t.co/GvPSEZXqiO— Matthew Yglesias 🍦 (@Matthew Yglesias 🍦) 1605834095.0
🚨BREAKING: Two separate New York State #fraud investigations into Trump and his businesses—1 CRIMINAL and 1 civil—h… https://t.co/vdWYJxC5sh— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@Dena Grayson, MD, PhD) 1605833817.0
Trump reduced his taxable income by deducting ~$26 million in fees to unidentified consultants as a “business expen… https://t.co/vwbNClQjut— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@Dena Grayson, MD, PhD) 1605834241.0
Ivanka was an executive officer of the Trump companies that made the payments—meaning she wastreated as a consultan… https://t.co/PSYS7yid3Y— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@Dena Grayson, MD, PhD) 1605834436.0
FUN FACT: New York State crimes are unpardonable. https://t.co/ZXPTFL5zgS— Tea Pain (@Tea Pain) 1605836375.0
