“Stunning”: Experts think Trump CFO perjury caused judge to “slam the brakes” on fraud trial ruling

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“Stunning”: Experts think Trump CFO perjury caused judge to “slam the brakes” on fraud trial ruling
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Allen Weisselberg perjury deal could be “big nail in the Trump civil fraud coffin,” says Andrew Weissmann

Allen Weisselberg, the former longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is negotiating a deal with Manhattan prosecutors to plead guilty to perjury, according to The New York Times.

The deal would require Weisselberg to admit that he lied while testifying at Trump’s recent civil fraud trial and in an earlier interview with the New York attorney general’s office, sources told the outlet.

The reported deal comes after a long pressure campaign by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose team sought Weisselberg’s cooperation in several investigations into Trump’s business and alleged election crimes. Trump is scheduled for trial in Manhattan in March in the 2016 hush-money case.

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“Why has Judge Engoron not issued his decision on the Trump civil fraud? One reason could well be the news that the Trump chief financial officer may be pleading to lying to Judge Engoron in a way to help Trump,” tweeted former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann. “And the Judge is waiting for that to support his decision against DJT. This [would] be another big nail in the Trump civil fraud coffin.”

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Only the best people for trump lmao

He defines “best” differently than we do. As far as I can tell it means “most willing to do the corrupt shit I tell them to”

He does get the best people at being the worst at whatever he is hiring them to do.

He does get the best people at being the worst at whatever it is he is hiring them to do.