Allen Weisselberg perjury deal could be ā€œbig nail in the Trump civil fraud coffin,ā€ 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 Trumpā€™s recent civil fraud trial and in an earlier interview with the New York attorney generalā€™s office, sources told the outlet.

The reported deal comes after a long pressure campaign by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose team sought Weisselbergā€™s cooperation in several investigations into Trumpā€™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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ā€œWhy 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,ā€ tweeted former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann. ā€œAnd the Judge is waiting for that to support his decision against DJT. This [would] be another big nail in the Trump civil fraud coffin.ā€

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    11 months ago

    How does one reconcile that statement with the aphorism ā€œJustice delayed is justice deniedā€?

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      11 months ago

      It is an aphorism after all, itā€™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 wouldnā€™t say thatā€™s justice denied.

      Are we delaying justice temporarily to ensure itā€™s applied properly? I wouldnā€™t say thatā€™s justice denied either

      Now if weā€™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 thatā€™s justice denied

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        11 months ago

        Ken Paxton says ā€œhowdyā€. 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.