DA Reportedly Issues New Subpoenas in Trump Seven Springs Probe

BEDFORD, NY—According to the Wall Street Journal, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has issued a fresh round of subpoenas related to his office’s investigation of former President Donald Trump’s failed Seven Springs development in Northern Westchester County. Citing sources “familiar with the matter,” the WSJ’s Corrine Ramey is reporting that the New York DA has issued seven new subpoenas in all.

The new orders are said to seek to preserve recordings of local government meetings at which the Trump Organization’s development plans for the 213-acre site were addressed. At issue is documentation of the possibility that the value of the failed project had been misrepresented by Trump officials at various stages of seeking municipal approvals over the last seven years.

Local jurisdiction over the failed Seven Springs development is shared by three Westchester County towns.

In January, Vance similarly sought records from local officials. The earlier subpoenas also concerned the claimed value of the estate, which was purchased for $7.5 million in 1995. The Trump Organization reportedly represented the value of the property at nearly $300 million in 2012.

The prior subpoenas focused around dates in 2012 and 2013 when the Trump Organization was still trying to develop the property into a luxury gated-community. Vance's office previously requested records from the towns of Bedford, New Castle and North Castle. In May 2013, the Bedford Planning Board granted tentative approval for the project which was later abandoned by the company.

The inflation of assets for financial benefit can, in some cases, be a criminal act in New York State.