Cy Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney investigating the former President Trump
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Vance’s office on Fridays posted a memo sent to his staff saying he would not seek reelection for a fourth term in 2022.
“Representing the people of New York during this pivotal era for our city and our legal system has been the privilege of our lives,” Vance, a Democrat, said in the memo.
“When I applied for this job in 2009, I said that the responsibilities of a prosecutor should go beyond obtaining convictions in court, and that the mandate of a prosecutor in the 21st century is to advance our justice system and our community. By partnering with communities in Manhattan, the DA office we’ve built together over the past decade has moved us beyond the ambitious blueprint we created in 2009, ”he said.
The news comes as the Manhattan district attorney’s office investigates President Trump and his businesses and finances. It was reported on Tuesday that the investigation was intensifying, with the district attorney’s office expanding it to business transactions surrounding the Seven Springs Estate.
Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen
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Vance’s office obtained Trump’s tax return last month from accounting firm Mazars USA following a legal dispute over access to the documents.
The investigation began in 2018 to investigate hush money payments Trump made to women during the 2016 presidential election.
Sources told CNN that Vance will likely decide by the end of the year whether to sue a case or close the investigation.
During his tenure, Vance was also responsible for the prosecution of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who 23 years in prison about sexual assault.