Trump CFO’s Lawyer Says More Indictments Likely in N.Y. Case

Weisselberg could be ‘collateral damage’ in still-growing case
Executive has vowed to fight state tax fraud and other charges

Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of Trump Organization Inc., center, walks towards the courtroom at criminal court in New York, on Sept. 20. — Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of Trump Organization Inc., center, walks towards the courtroom at criminal court in New York, on Sept. 20.
Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Hurtado

September 20, 2021 at 2:45 PM UTC

Updated on

September 20, 2021 at 7:36 PM UTC

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Longtime Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg’s legal team complained that he risked becoming “collateral damage” in what they said was a still-growing tax-fraud prosecution that was likely to see additional defendants.

Weisselberg, 74, and former President Donald Trump’s company on Monday had their first court appearance in state court in Manhattan since he was arrested and both pleaded not guilty to the charges in July.