The Daily Fuckup

On March 9, 2021, the latest reporting on the Manhattan investigation into Donald Trump’s finances pointed to a case still being built, not one ready to close. Reuters reported that prosecutors were looking for additional witnesses, had already interviewed Michael Cohen, and were interested in testimony from Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s finance chief. That is the central takeaway from the date: the probe was still in the evidence-gathering stage. ([washingtonpost.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-tax-returns-manhattan-district-attorney/2021/02/25/be61b6b4-7779-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html?utm_source=openai))

The witness push came after a separate, earlier milestone. On February 22, 2021, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Manhattan prosecutors to obtain Trump’s financial records, and on February 25, 2021, the district attorney’s office said it had taken possession of the records. Those documents gave investigators a paper trail to match against witness accounts. ([cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-allows-release-of-trump-tax-returns/?utm_source=openai))

Nothing in the March 9 reporting amounted to a charge, indictment, or court ruling. The significance was narrower but still important: prosecutors were using both documents and people with direct knowledge to test whether the Trump business side had misstated values, bookkeeping, or transactions. ([washingtonpost.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-tax-returns-manhattan-district-attorney/2021/02/25/be61b6b4-7779-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html?utm_source=openai))