President Donald Trump speaks on the White House lawn (Screen cap).
The Trump Organization may be indicted as soon as next week, and the news set off a wave of celebration on social media.
Manhattan prosecutors have told Donald Trump's attorneys the family business could soon be indicted for improperly doling out fringe benefits to chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg and other top executives, and the former president's lawyers asked investigators not to follow through.
Many social media users rejoiced, and hoped the development was just the first step in a larger criminal investigation.
Pretty damn good news week - 1) Dems unite around Biden agenda 2) Crazy Rudy\u2019s law license suspended 3) Garland/DOJ taking serious action on voting rights 4) NY ready to indict Trump Org. Let\u2019s roll!!https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1408473983154933764\u00a0\u2026— Busted Flush (@Busted Flush) 1624642953
Best infrastructure week ever\n- actual movement on infrastructure bill\n- Rudy Colludy law license suspended \n- tRump Org going down\n- Matty the Molester getting owned by Gen Milley\nhttps://twitter.com/spiroagnewghost/status/1408472887904792578\u00a0\u2026— jeepgirl (@jeepgirl) 1624642753
Will be happier when It expands beyond Trump Org— Jacquie (@Jacquie) 1624642642
Exactly. Trump Org would become the ultimate pariah.— David Nelson (@David Nelson) 1624642635
Trump's downfall will begin by going after those in his orbit who received fringe benefits from the Trump Org. Indictments are expected soon. That means Jr. and Eric will be the first Trumps to fall b/c they are the weakest link. #TrumpCrimeFamily #TrumpRussiahttps://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1408473983154933764\u00a0\u2026— Nicole Minet (@Nicole Minet) 1624642424
Donald Trump in a few hours:\n\n"No. Never even heard of them. Trump Organization may have brought me some coffee, once. There are lots of companies with my name on it. I hear the bastards running Trump Org are real assholes & creeps. Besides I don't like companies that get caught" https://twitter.com/neal_katyal/status/1408471731308838914\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/Bz2L0AnTJO— Tomi T Ahonen Dumping Hope By The Tweetload (@Tomi T Ahonen Dumping Hope By The Tweetload) 1624642153
But seriously, I\u2019m lowering my expectations for this specific announcement. I\u2019m expecting just the CFO to be named (alongside the org itself). No Trump family member. Yet.— Dan Sandler (@Dan Sandler) 1624642153
Trump Org criminal charges are like winter in Game of Thrones. They've been coming for 8 seasons and now that they're finally here, it will likely end in a flaming dumpster fire of charred remains with everyone asking what it is they just watched.— I Smoked Rudy Giuliani's Law License (@I Smoked Rudy Giuliani's Law License) 1624641998
My guess is that Weisselberg doesn't want to flip & they're trying to put the fear of jeebus in other Trump org people.— Kim \u262e\ufe0f (@Kim \u262e\ufe0f) 1624641910
I know who WON\u2019T be representing the trump org in court in New York.pic.twitter.com/IAnzodyQ7S— Mueller, She Wrote (@Mueller, She Wrote) 1624641877
It would be interesting to learn how the various Trump Org entities \u2018booked\u2019 various \u2018goodies\u2019 to those other Trump Org execs (you know the ones whose last names end in Trump).https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1408471910078373888\u00a0\u2026— Susie Crimmins (@Susie Crimmins) 1624641851
The Manhattan DA can't put a business in prison, so they'll probably issue a fine to trump org, & trump walks.— Joyce Ann (@Joyce Ann) 1624641465
The Trump org needs to be put out of OUR misery!https://twitter.com/tomiahonen/status/1408472625840635908\u00a0\u2026— JakeMusc96 (@JakeMusc96) 1624641213
