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The answer, one lawyer tells The Washington Post, is because the former president never did what he said he would do – which is to give up control over his companies. As Pace University law professor Bridget J Crawford put it, "The fact that it's (the company is) in a revocable trust means nothing. That's the equivalent of passing something from the right hand to the left hand."

Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University, says that the department concluded that "no foul play" happened.

“The fact that it's in a revocable trust means nothing,” in terms of ceding power, said Bridget J. Crawford, a law professor at New York's Pace University.

Westfair online – The Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal -- publishes an op-ed about business sustainability from Craig Hart, executive director Pace University’s Energy and Climate Center, and Westchester County Association CEO Michael Romita.

"This is, in effect, a chance for the attorney general to learn what the governor has to say, he may give answers that are ambiguous, he may suggest that he doesn't have a recollection of something," says Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman. Saturday's deposition is under oath. "If he lies, he can be charged with perjury," Gershman says.

The Thursday indictment is Vance's “crowning achievement,” said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University in White Plains, New York.

Guest: Bennett Gershman, former prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's office; law professor, Pace University

It's Vance's “crowning achievement,” said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University in White Plains, New York. “The case involves a huge ...

Starting small is standard practice for such a sweeping investigation, according to Bennett Gershman, a Pace University law professor and former Manhattan prosecutor. "There are early indictments, then superseding indictments, then added charges," he told Law360. "This is a high-stakes investigation. It's the biggest case of the century. You take it step by step."