Trump Organization Case Rescues Outgoing D.A.’s Mixed Legacy
- Indictment is Vance’s ‘crowning achievement,’ professor says
- Decadelong career included dismissal of Strauss-Kahn case
This article is for subscribers only.
Cyrus Vance Jr. is going out with a bang, after an almost 12-year career as Manhattan’s powerful but staid district attorney that was marked by some early stumbles.
With just six months left in office, Vance on Thursday brought the most consequential indictment of his career, filing charges against the Trump Organization and its longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg.