"Judge Questions Witness Perjury in Trump Organization Fraud Trial"
TL;DR
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and other defendants responded to a judge's request for comment on whether ex-Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg lied on the stand during Trump's civil fraud trial, calling the request "unprecedented, inappropriate and troubling." The judge's inquiry came after reports that Weisselberg was in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury. The judge is considering whether to disregard Weisselberg's testimony in his upcoming verdict, as Weisselberg had already pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in a related criminal case in 2022.
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- Trump’s Former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, in Negotiations Over Perjury Plea The New York Times
- NY AG, Trump lawyers ask fraud trial judge to disregard reported perjury inquiry as verdict looms The Hill
- Trump fraud case: NY judge asks lawyers about witness perjury USA TODAY
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