Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury

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Source: The Wall Street Journal.

Trump Organization Finance Chief Called to Testify Before Federal Grand Jury

Longtime Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been subpoenaed in Michael Cohen probe

By Rebecca Davis O'Brien, Rebecca Ballhaus, Michael Rothfeld and Alexandra Berzon
July 26, 2018 12:35 p.m. ET

Allen Weisselberg, a longtime financial gatekeeper for President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in the criminal probe of Mr. Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Mr. Weisselberg is considered a witness in the investigation, the people said. It isn't known whether he has already appeared before the grand jury or what questions prosecutors of New York's Southern District have had for him. The date of the subpoena couldn't be determined.

For decades, Mr. Weisselberg has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at the Trump Organization, and was once described by a person close to the company as "the most senior person in the organization that's not a Trump." After Mr. Trump was elected, he handed control of his financial assets and business interests to his two adult sons and Mr. Weisselberg.

A spokeswoman for the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office declined to comment. Mr. Weisselberg and a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization didn't respond to requests for comment.
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—Peter Grant contributed to this article.

Write to Rebecca Davis O’Brien at [e-mail], Rebecca Ballhaus at [e-mail], Michael Rothfeld at [e-mail] and Alexandra Berzon at [e-mail]

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Loyal Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been summoned to testify before a grand jury in the Michael Cohen probe

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[Achilleaze]

1. Spill your guts, Weisselbergster

Time to - finally - tell the truth.

[RockRaven]

2. What's the over-under on how many times he'll be invoking the 5th during his testimony?

Maybe instead of an absolute number it should be calculated on a per-question or per-hour basis...

[louis c]

8. One for the entire testimony

[watoos]

3. This is the guy,

more so than Michael Cohen, that really knows where the bodies are buried.

Trump has to be shitting his pants. Watch out for a Reichstag fire.

[Jarqui]

4. Allen is mentioned on the recent tape

Michael Cohen's secret Trump tape brings a new figure to the center of the saga
The person is Allen Weissmuller, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization.
http://uk.businessinsider.com/michael-cohen-secret-trump-tape-allen-weisselberg-2018-7

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Cohen said he spoke with Weisselberg "about how to set the whole thing up," later adding he also spoke with him about it "when it comes time for the financing."

Cohen's reference to Weisselberg represents an under-the-radar but critical comment on the tape. Weisselberg's involvement in such discussions or other payments involving women could drag the Trump Organization's top financial officer into the Cohen investigation, possibly opening the door to Trump's books.

'It may be that the Southern District will reach out to Weisselberg and pressure him to testify against Trump'
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Weisselberg is already in hot water over his alleged position as Treasurer of the Trump Foundation which may be under criminal investigation ...
Cuomo willing to authorize criminal investigation of Trump Foundation
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/18/politics/andrew-cuomo-trump-foundation/index.html

He's probably going to have to plead the 5th

[SayItLoud]

5. Weisselberg, Cohen,

Body guard to the fat grifter Schiller and finally Rhona Graff know enough about $ laundering and Russian meetings to send the F'n MORON tRUMP up the river. The big reveal will be when Mueller indicts someone for murder...oh how they will sing.

[Leghorn21]

7. Yezzzzz, you have named all my favorite players, Loud!! No doubt there are plenty of unknown

insiders, but Schiller and Graff, oh HELL yeah!!

I do still wonder about the status of that Sater guy, ???!? He walks around the planet like everything is mahvelous and fabulous and...hunh? I do hope we learn his role in this B-movie, I must admit he intrigues tf outta me - but I shall wait patiently - or, just...“wait”.

And would a murder indictment be shocking? YEAH NO I DON’T THINK SO

Anyway, thrilled to see this head bean-counter guy hauled before a grand jury - GOOD TIMES!!!

[dajoki]

6. Will he speak the truth? n/t

[ancianita]

9. Offering wikipedia's entry on the organization. Interesting how big this case could get.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization

[Gothmog]

10. There is no accountant client privilege

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