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    Swiss attorney general will not pursue bribery charges against Novartis for payments to Trump lawyer

    There will be no criminal charges from the Swiss prosecutor, but several U.S. lawmakers are conducting their own probe.
    by Ed Silverman Jun 06, 2018 2 minutes
    Source: Photo Illustration: Dom Smith/STAT; Photos: Yana Paskova/Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images, AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas

    The Swiss attorney general has decided not to pursue criminal charges against Novartis in connection with $1.2 million in payments the company made last year to President Trump’s personal attorney for access to the new administration.

    In explaining its decision, the federal prosecutor maintained there was “insufficient” reason to pursue bribery charges that may have

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