Donald Trump Fraud Trial: Trump Organization CFO May Have Perjured Himself, May Plead Guilty

Trump Organization CFO and Donald Trump's "moneyman," Allen Weisselberg, has shaken up the New York fraud trial as he may plead guilty to a perjury charge following a possible deal with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and DA Alvin Bragg.

The New York fraud trial was shaken up after reports of a potential perjury deal between Weisselberg and Bragg.

The judge overseeing the New York fraud trial, State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, sent an email to the trial's lawyers on Monday to ask them about the supposed perjury deal. The plea deal may spell even more bad news for Donald Trump as Weisselberg knows the ins and outs of the Trump Organization.

Bragg is not overseeing the fraud trial, as it is the jurisdiction of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. However, he is working on a separate perjury case with the convicted Trump executive, and there are reports that his office was in the early stages of negotiating a deal with Weisselberg.

By admitting to perjury, the former Trump organization CFO would admit to committing perjury during his October testimony in the fraud trial. As part of the deal, he would not have to be a witness against Trump in the porn star hush money trial that is already scheduled for March of this year.

Allen Weisslberg is often seen as the key to Trump's finances as he has first-hand knowledge of the company's finances, which have been deemed questionable as Trump has been found to have repeatedly lied about the actual worth of his assets to get favorable loans from banks, as well as receive lower tax rates.

New York Fraud Trial Judge May Disregard All of Trump Organization CFO's Testimony

Judge Arthur Engoron is treating the possibility of Allen Weisselberg perjuring himself very seriously. Following the reports of a possible plea deal between the Trump executive and the Manhattan DA, the judge has flat-out stated that he may have the jury disregard everything Weisselberg said while on the witness stand.

"I do not want to ignore anything in a case of this magnitude," he wrote in the letter regarding the possibility of what to do should the longtime Trump moneyman admit to lying on the witness stand.

Two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that Manhattan prosecutors were weighing a potential perjury charge against Weisselberg.

Donald Trump Stumbles Verbally During Newsmax Interview

Meanwhile, as Donald Trump has been stumbling across courtrooms, his recent stumble happened verbally during an interview with right-wing channel Newsmax.

Trump talked about issues like the supply chain that are happening now because he was not president anymore, despite the supply chain issues popping up during the pandemic while he was still president.

"Look at even things like supply change," he said, probably confusing the term "supply chain," claiming, "Everything worked under me. It all worked." He also stated that "supply change" was a little-known phrase.

The gaffe did not go unnoticed as critics immediately pounced, pointing out that "supply chains" (not "supply change") is a common phrase and that the issue has been persisting since his presidency, according to Yahoo! News.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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