One of Donald Trump’s most loyal deputies is expected to testify against the Trump Organization, in a trial that threatens to reveal the inner workings of the real estate empire that set the former president on his path to the White House.
Allen Weisselberg, who was the company’s accounting chief for decades, is almost certain to be called to the witness stand by New York prosecutors in the trial, which starts with jury selection Monday in Manhattan. The government claims the company routinely low-balled its tax exposure by paying senior executives with perks like company cars and rent-free apartments.
“The world is about to see just how the Trump Organization ran its business,” said Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor who teaches at the University of Michigan Law School. “This is a significant case. The criminal charges are against Trump’s corporation, which is a small private company, but Donald Trump is the Trump Organization.”
