Breaking: Ex-Trump Org CFO to Plead Guilty to Perjury in Trump Civil Fraud Lawsuit

The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, is set to plead guilty to perjury on Monday for lying during the former president’s civil fraud trial.

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Weisselberg, 76, has agreed to concede to Manhattan prosecutors that he lied to New York investigators probing allegations that Trump inflated his net worth to win favorable loan terms and benefits.

Ed Morrissey

That's curious. Trump essentially admitted that he'd exaggerated some of the valuations but argued that it didn't matter -- the banks did their own appraisals and no one lost any money. I'm not clear what Weisselberg lied about, and very much unclear as to why he would have risked it in this proceeding.

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