Trump on Weisselberg: "He did whatever was necessary"

Trump considered Weisselberg an ideal employee—loyal above all else.

“I think the reason we have so many loyal people is that we reward loyalty, and everybody knows this,” he said in his 2007 book, Think Big. “It has become part of the corporate culture of The Trump Organization. People like Allen Weisselberg and Matt Calamari are great and have proven themselves over many years.”

Part and parcel of such longevity when working for Trump always has been a willingness to adapt to his preferences and idiosyncrasies.

“Whoever works for me has to move fast. That’s how I work, and my employees must follow suit,” he noted in his 2007 book, Trump 101, and also nearly verbatim in his 2009 book, Think Like a Champion. He wanted to know what he needed to know, Trump explained, even “the most complex matters,” preferably “in 10 words or less.” Weisselberg, he said, could be that “succinct.” He also called him “focused” and “thorough.”