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.”

    • thesporkeffect@lemmy.world
      521·
      10 months ago

      There’s a real precise window of time the wheels of justice have to finish grinding before they hit the concrete barrier at the end of the road

    • Deconceptualist@lemm.eeEnglish
      16·
      10 months ago

      How does one reconcile that statement with the aphorism “Justice delayed is justice denied”?

      • cm0002@lemmy.world
        7·
        10 months ago

        It is an aphorism after all, it’s missing a ton of nuance.

        Are we delaying justice temporarily to ensure it sticks or covers all crime that came to light late? I wouldn’t say that’s justice denied.

        Are we delaying justice temporarily to ensure it’s applied properly? I wouldn’t say that’s justice denied either

        Now if we’re talking about delaying justice as a way to cover for the defendant eg constantly delaying proceedings till people forget about it and then silently dropping it then hell yeah that’s justice denied

        • meat_popsicle@sh.itjust.works
          4·
          10 months ago

          Ken Paxton says “howdy”. Somehow, all of his trials just find endless delays.

          The US judicial system just delays justice against the rich and powerful - the rest of us get railroaded to hell.

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
      161·
      10 months ago

      Tell that to the people who rot in prison for decades before being exonerated and receive little to no compensation when they’re freed (if they’re freed at all).