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Story · April 11, 2021

Trump Organization Adds Criminal Defense Lawyer in Manhattan Probe

By The Daily Fuckup Newsroom · From April 11, 2021: The Trump World Aftertaste Edition

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Correction: Correction: The Trump Organization confirmed it had added Ronald Fischetti to its legal team on April 8, 2021, during the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal investigation.

The Trump Organization said on April 8, 2021, that it had added Ronald Fischetti, a veteran New York criminal defense lawyer, to its legal team. Company lawyer Alan Futerfas confirmed the addition in an email.

Fischetti has spent decades representing clients in criminal and civil matters in New York. His addition gave the company another lawyer with deep experience in criminal defense as prosecutors continued to examine the Trump Organization.

The Manhattan district attorney’s investigation was already underway when the company made the move. Public reporting at the time did not indicate that charges were imminent, and the hiring itself did not show what prosecutors might do next.

The development did show the Trump Organization continuing to expand its legal team while the inquiry remained open. Beyond that, the public record on April 8 did not support bigger claims about where the case was headed.

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