Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role [View all]
Source: Daily Beast
Published May 02, 2024 4:48AM EDT
As Donald Trumps first criminal trial moves through its second week of testimony, the prosecution is calling witnesses that can attest to Trumps personal involvement in the underlying crime that the case is built onbut one witness wont be at their disposal, and documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest that he could provide pivotal information about that very crime.
That witness is longtime Trump Organization financial controller Allen Weisselberg, a convicted tax cheat whose perjury plea deal earlier this month reportedly took his testimony off the table. But while Weisselbergs personal testimony may not be key, he left behind a potentially priceless paper trail.
The prosecution has already highlighted Weisselbergs central role, saying that they will present the accountants handwritten notes documenting the allegedly fraudulent reimbursement scheme that Trump is charged with carrying out. But other documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest that Weisselberg was in a unique position among the other witnessesnot only was he handling the Trump Orgs books, he was also apparently advising the campaign at the same time.
Federal Election Commission records dont show any campaign payments to Weisselberg, however, raising the prospect that Trumps right-hand man may himself have made unreported contributions in the form of services for his 2016 bid.
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