Judge Presses for Answers on Alleged Perjury in Trump Fraud Trial
The judge presiding over Donald Trump's New York civil fraud trial has demanded an explanation from both sides after learning from a New York Times article that ex-Trump Org CFO Allan Weisselberg may be considering a perjury plea in another court, potentially admitting to lying under oath during the trial. The judge expressed frustration at being blindsided by this development and has given the parties until Wednesday to submit a letter detailing their knowledge of the situation. The fraud trial involves allegations of fraudulent inflation of Trump's wealth, with the New York Attorney General accusing him of inflating his wealth by as much as $3.6 billion a year.