Weisselberg was charged with more than a dozen counts when he was indicted last year, including grand theft and felony tax evasion. Ahead of the indictment, a person familiar with the investigation into Trump’s finances said prosecutors were hoping to convince Weisselberg to testify against the former president as part of a deal that would reduce his own legal danger.
Weisselberg’s attorneys declined to comment on the status of the case Monday, as did the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. The expected plea deal was first reported by The New York Times. A hearing in that case is scheduled for Thursday.
Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were indicted last year in a case alleging a conspiracy to avoid taxes by concealing executive compensation. Prosecutors called it a “radical and audacious illegal payments scheme,” while Trump and his attorneys attacked the case as politically motivated. Weisselberg and company had pleaded not guilty.
News of a potential deal in his case came as ongoing investigations into Trump continued to make headlines. A week earlier, as Trump in New York prepared to be deposed in a civil investigation into his business, FBI agents searched his South Florida club for government documents and drove off. with nearly a dozen sets of classified or top secret documents.
The Justice Department’s criminal investigation into efforts to nullify the 2020 election is investigating his actions in the effort. And in Georgia, prosecutors conducting a criminal probe into efforts to nullify the election said former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served as Trump’s attorney, was the target of that probe, his colleague said. lawyer Monday.
In Manhattan, District Attorney Alvin Bragg has come under pressure over his office’s longstanding investigation of Trump.
Two key prosecutors involved in the case suddenly resigned in February angered that they had not been allowed to seek an indictment against the former president, while a grand jury convened to hear evidence against him reportedly expired in the spring .
