New York (CNN) Former President Donald Trump's time in the White House helped shield him from investigations and some lawsuits but it might open him up to greater legal peril from New York prosecutors investigating his finances. The section allows for the extension of the statute of limitations when a defendant has been out of state "continuously." The executive order could give prosecutors another several months' worth of conduct by the Trump Organization and its employees to investigate. New York prosecutors are investigating Trump and the Trump Organization's finances and looking into whether lenders, insurance companies and tax authorities were misled about the values given to certain assets, people familiar with the matter said. Prosecutors charged Weinstein with multiple crimes, including rape in the third degree for an alleged assault that occurred in March 2013.

Source: CNN March 12, 2021 11:03 UTC