Former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges in relation to testimony given in a civil investigation into the company's finances. Weisselberg arrived at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to surrender and face these new criminal charges.
Sources indicate that Weisselberg will plead guilty to perjury charges related to his testimony in the New York Attorney General's civil fraud investigation against Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, and himself. This marks the second guilty plea for Weisselberg, who previously pleaded guilty to tax fraud and testified against the Trump Organization in 2022.
Weisselberg, a longtime confidant of Donald Trump, is a central figure in the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into hush money payments and reimbursements made to Michael Cohen. Despite his guilty plea, Weisselberg will not be cooperating with the District Attorney's Office or testifying against Trump.
By pleading guilty to perjury, Weisselberg will be a convicted liar, potentially impacting his credibility as a witness in future proceedings. In a previous case, he was sentenced to five months and served approximately 100 days in Rikers Island, a notorious New York jail.
Prosecutors and Weisselberg's attorneys have entered the courtroom, with Weisselberg expected to plead guilty and admit to his wrongdoing. More details about the charges he faces will be revealed during the plea hearing.
