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 arrived at the Manhattan district attorney's office before 7 a.m. and is expected to make the plea this morning.
Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney Monday morning for arraignment on a new criminal charge, the prosecutor’s office said.
The district attorney didn’t immediately disclose the nature of the charge, but people familiar with the investigation had previously told The Associated Press and other news organizations that prosecutors were considering charging Weisselberg, 76, with perjuring himself during his testimony at Trump’s civil business fraud trial last October.
NEW: Judge accepts Allen Weisselberg's plea deal is to plead guilty to “two counts of perjury in the first degree” (complaint was 5 counts) and that “the people recommend the sentence of 5 months in jail.”
NY Times and AP also reporting this https://apnews.com/article/trump-fraud-weisselberg-perjury-0101a9972cefd1e1fb4ba6d36e69fecb?taid=65e5dc49d370a800015ad654&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Court Reporters say AW is in court in handcuffs waiting his turn
https://twitter.com/frankrunyeon/status/1764667279172677648?t=UHrzZCjuhdvOf04XnQBxdA&s=19
NEW: Judge accepts Allen Weisselberg's plea deal is to plead guilty to “two counts of perjury in the first degree” (complaint was 5 counts) and that “the people recommend the sentence of 5 months in jail.”
5 counts of perjury in the 1st degree.
https://twitter.com/frankrunyeon/status/1764671696231956827?t=Sd5ekbXUjI_p183q2Zq_Ew&s=19