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Former Trump Organization CFO will be a star witness in the company's tax fraud trial, Bloomberg reports. Prosecutors allege that the company engaged in a tax fraud scheme by compensating senior executives with perks like apartments and company cars under Weisselberg's supervision. Under the plea's conditions, Weisselberg — a loyal, 40-year bookkeeper for Trump and his family —agreed to testify in the upcoming trial. The criminal charges are against Trump's corporation, a small private company, but Donald Trump is the Trump Organization." If the Trump Organization is found guilty, it would have to pay back taxes and fines totaling about $1.6 million.
Some prosecutors believe there's enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction in the Mar-a-Lago case, Bloomberg reported. The feds executed a search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida in August. Conviction on this count carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Conviction on this count carries a maximum penalty of three years and disqualification from holding public office. Conviction on this count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Trump's lawyers, however, have stopped short of stating in court that he declassified the documents, though they have not conceded that they are classified. Trump's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Dearie pressed Trump's lawyers to make clear whether they plan to assert that the records had been declassified as Trump claims. Trump's lawyers proposed Dearie to serve as special master. Dearie on Thursday asked trump's lawyers to provide any evidence backing this up.
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