Trump CFO Says His Refusal to ‘Flip’ on Boss Led to N.Y. Charges
- Allen Weisselberg seeks dismissal of Manhattan D.A.’s case
- CFO also blames case on Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ‘vendetta’
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The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer claims New York prosecutors targeted him with criminal tax charges because he refused to “flip” against his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump.
Allen Weisselberg said in a motion to dismiss filed Jan. 23 and unsealed Tuesday that prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office told him at a meeting one month before his July 2021 indictment that his only “way out” would be to cooperate with their probe into Trump. He said was also warned that one of his sons could face charges.