NY prosecutors zeroing in on Donald Trump Jr. amid probe into Trump Organization: report

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New York prosecutors are exhausting a substantial amount of resources for its investigative probe into former President Donald Trump’s personal and business finances. Now, according to The Daily Beast, Trump’s son, Don. Jr. and Allen Weisselberg described as “one of the former president’s most trusted officers” are also said to be at the center of the prosecutors’ investigation.

The publication reports that Trump Jr.’s role in the Trump Organization along with his active participation in his father’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) campaign has made him a person of interest for prosecutors.

During his father’s administration, Trump Jr. became a chief MAGA spokesman and campaigner while simultaneously serving as the Trump Organization executive vice president, fronting the business with his brother, Eric Trump. According to his company bio, Trump Jr. is involved in “deal evaluation [and] analysis,” as well as the leasing operation, among other functions. Trump Jr. has also overseen the organization’s international dealings, the growth of which were somewhat hampered due to his father’s ascension to the presidency. Continue reading.