Trump's Former CFO in Talks for Perjury Plea Deal
TL;DR
Allen Weisselberg, former CFO of the Trump Organization, is reportedly in talks with Manhattan prosecutors to negotiate a guilty plea for perjury in Donald Trump's fraud trial. The potential deal could impact Trump's separate trials in New York, including a case over a hush-money payment. Prosecutors hope Weisselberg's plea would discourage other Trump allies from lying on the stand. If he pleads guilty, it would be his second deal with prosecutors, following a previous guilty plea for tax fraud. Weisselberg's testimony in the fraud trial has been scrutinized, and a verdict for the $370m civil fraud trial is expected by mid-February.
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- Ex-Trump Org. CFO in talks to plead guilty to perjury charge tied to civil fraud investigation CNN
- “Stunning”: Experts think Trump CFO perjury caused judge to “slam the brakes” on fraud trial ruling Salon
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