Were buyers of units at Trump SoHo misled by the Trump children? đˇ
"New York prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. overruled his staff after a visit from a top donor: Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz.
"In the spring of 2012, Donald Trumpâs two eldest children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., found themselves in a precarious legal position. For two years, prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorneyâs office had been building a criminal case against them for misleading prospective buyers of units in the Trump SoHo, a hotel and condo development that was failing to sell. Despite the best efforts of the siblingsâ defense team, the case had not gone away. An indictment seemed like a real possibility. The evidence included emails from the Trumps making clear that they were aware they were using inflated figures about how well the condos were selling to lure buyers.
"In one email, according to four people who have seen it, the Trumps discussed how to coordinate false information they had given to prospective buyers. In another, according to a person who read the emails, they worried that a reporter might be onto them. In yet another, Donald Jr. spoke reassuringly to a broker who was concerned about the false statements, saying that nobody would ever find out, because only people on the email chain or in the Trump Organization knew about the deception, according to a person who saw the email.
"There was âno doubtâ that the Trump children âapproved, knew of, agreed to, and intentionally inflated the numbers to make more sales,â one person who saw the emails told us. âThey knew it was wrong.â
Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Were Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraud
ProPublica, October 4, 2017