05-20-2017, 11:24 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-attorney-didnt-want-him-sign-financial-disclosure-142712582--politics.html
Cliff notes below.
Why wouldn't someone want to sign off on their financial statements as true and accurate?
Cliff notes below.
Quote:President Donald Trump's attorneys initially wanted him to submit an updated financial disclosure without certifying the information as true, according to correspondence with the Office of Government Ethics.
The documents indicate that after OGE pushed back, Trump now plans to certify the information by mid-June. But his attorney's effort to sidestep certification of his personal financial disclosure marks another departure from the norm. Each year, the OGE processes thousands of those forms, all of which are certified.
The certification means that if a person knowingly included incorrect financial information, the OGE can seek a civil penalty such as a fine, or even make a referral to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution.
Why wouldn't someone want to sign off on their financial statements as true and accurate?
