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“Stunning”: Experts think Trump CFO perjury caused judge to “slam the brakes” on fraud trial ruling (www.salon.com)

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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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[-] thisorthatorwhatever@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago

If you do enough crime, it's too hard to prosecute because no one knows where to start?

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 51 points 9 months ago

“Mr. Burns, you are the sickest man in the United States” - but there are too many germs and they all cancel each other out.

[-] Bocky@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

One step at a time, till death do us part

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Prosecutors hate this one simple trick!

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