Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury in civil fraud trial
Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges in connection to testimony he gave during former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges Monday in connection with the testimony he gave during former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
Weisselberg was not expected to enter into a cooperation agreement with the plea that would require his testimony at any future trial, one source familiar with the matter said. Weisselberg surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney's office Monday morning and is expected to appear in court sometime before 1 p.m., Danielle Filson, the communications director for District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said.
Seth Rosenberg, an attorney for Weisselberg, and Trump lawyer Alina Habba did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It is unclear what specific charges Weisselberg will plead guilty to. His plea comes after reports that he had been in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury for allegedly lying when he took the stand during Trump's civil fraud trial last year. During his testimony, Weisselberg was grilled about various financial statements he approved.
New York state Judge Arthur Engoron also requested comment on claims that Weisselberg had lied on the stand during Trump's trial, which prompted an attorney for the former president to push back in a filing, saying the request was “unprecedented, inappropriate and troubling.”
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