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TRUMP’S FORMER FINANCE CHIEF IN NEGOTIATIONS TO PLEAD GUILTY TO PERJURY
Allen H. Weisselberg would admit to lying on the stand during the former
president’s civil fraud trial, according to people familiar with the talks.
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By William K. Rashbaum, Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess
Published Feb. 1, 2024Updated Feb. 2, 2024, 11:25 a.m. ET
Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime lieutenant to Donald J. Trump, is negotiating a
deal with Manhattan prosecutors that would require him to plead guilty to
perjury, people with knowledge of the matter said.
As part of the potential agreement with the Manhattan district attorney’s
office, Mr. Weisselberg would have to admit that he lied on the witness stand in
Mr. Trump’s recent civil fraud trial, the people said.
Mr. Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer at Mr. Trump’s family
business, also would have to say that he lied under oath during an interview
with the New York attorney general’s office, which brought the civil fraud case.
The situation springs from a web of criminal and civil cases brought by the two
agencies and would culminate a lengthy pressure campaign by the district
attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, whose prosecutors had sought Mr. Weisselberg’s
cooperation as they investigated whether Mr. Trump committed electoral and
financial crimes. Even without Mr. Weisselberg’s cooperation, they indicted Mr.
Trump last year in the election-related case, which is scheduled for trial in
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The deal being negotiated would most likely not require Mr. Weisselberg, 76, to
turn on his former boss. Although Mr. Weisselberg was involved in the action at
the heart of that case — a hush-money payment meant to bury a potential sex
scandal just before the 2016 election — prosecutors are not expected to call him
as a witness. And the investigation that most required Mr. Weisselberg’s help,
the district attorney’s inquiry into Mr. Trump’s finances, may no longer be a
priority for prosecutors.
Although the potential agreement is unlikely to immediately affect Mr. Trump, it
could strengthen Mr. Bragg’s hand before the former president’s trial. It could
deter other witnesses in Mr. Trump’s circle from lying on the stand. And perjury
charges could discredit Mr. Weisselberg, who has disputed details of the
prosecution’s evidence in the case involving the 2016 election.
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William K. Rashbaum is a senior writer on the Metro desk, where he covers
political and municipal corruption, courts, terrorism and law enforcement. He
was a part of the team awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. More
about William K. Rashbaum
Jonah E. Bromwich covers criminal justice in New York, with a focus on the
Manhattan district attorney's office, state criminal courts in Manhattan and New
York City's jails. More about Jonah E. Bromwich
Ben Protess is an investigative reporter at The Times, writing about public
corruption. He has been covering the various criminal investigations into former
President Trump and his allies. More about Ben Protess
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