The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, is reportedly considering pleading guilty to a perjury charge, marking his second potential guilty plea. Weisselberg, who spent decades assisting in the management of Donald Trump's family business, recently served a 100-day sentence at Rikers for his involvement in a 15-year tax fraud scheme within the Trump Organization.
New reports from the New York Times suggest that Weisselberg is engaged in discussions regarding a potential plea deal related to Trump's ongoing civil fraud trial. If he pleads guilty, Weisselberg would be confessing to lying under oath during his own testimony. The timing of these developments is crucial, as the judge overseeing the case is currently deliberating on the penalty, which could have significant ramifications on Trump's real estate empire. The attorney general, in their closing arguments, requested over $370 million from Trump.
