Another Trump executive executive appearing before New York grand jury as prosecutors investigate former president’s business

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The executive, Matthew Calamari Jr., received a subpoena to testify, and is expected to appear to answer questions before the grand jury, the source said. Calamari Jr. he is the son of the company’s chief operating officer, a longtime Trump deputy who is also under scrutiny by Manhattan District Attorney attorneys.

The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on the long-awaited testimony of Calamari Jr.’s grand jury.

Under New York state law, Calamari Jr. will be granted transactional immunity on the issues on which it testifies. The decision to take him to the grand jury indicates that prosecutors do not plan to charge him.

A spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.

In July, the district attorney’s office accused the Trump organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg of an alleged 15-year tax scheme, saying they systematically avoided paying payroll taxes and income taxes for marginal benefits, including non-rented apartments, cars and private schools. . They pleaded not guilty.

Since before the indictment, Calamari Jr. and his father have faced questions from prosecutors about whether they were properly paying subsidized rental taxes and the cars they received as company profits, CNN has previously reported.

In recent weeks, the district attorney’s office has pressured Matthew Calamari Sr., known to be a fiercely loyal employee of the former president, to cooperate and discussions between prosecutors and his lawyer have continued, according to the source. .

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