Of all the sprawling legal contests facing, the one against his family company finally came into focus in a New York court last week.
Weisselberg, who once described himself as Trump’s “eyes and ears”, has been careful to avoid implicating his boss, or sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr, with knowledge of the fraud. It is a narrow tightrope to walk. On the witness stand on Friday, Weisselberg was asked if he had the best lawyers in town. “I hope so,” he replied to laughter from the jury.
“Correct,” Weisselberg replied, adding that the company also did not discipline other executives who had engaged in similar practices. for an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization’s submission of financial statements. Trump’s lawyers have said James’s request is “a politically motivated attempt to nationalize a highly successful private enterprise”.
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