Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Were Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraud

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(10-04-2017, 01:36 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Probable cause for an arrest, but the prosecution has to believe they can get a guilty verdict.  I don't think it reaches the level of reasonable doubt though.

It'll fall somewhere between probable cause and beyond a reasonable doubt, but at the very least you need probable cause. I have trouble believing a DA limits himself to the extent that he suggested in his defense. The state of New York allows defendants to have a grand jury for all felony charges, so the prosecution would have at least tested the waters with a grand jury if they honestly believed there was a case (which the article and 2 years of legal back and forth suggests).