Prosecutors Reportedly Weighed Whether To Charge Trump Organization CFO With Perjury

New York federal prosecutors weighed whether to charge the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with perjury following his testimony during their investigation of the former president’s personal attorney ⚖️Michael Cohen, according to a new report.

Four people familiar with prosecutors’ thinking explained that Weisselberg was granted limited immunity during the investigation, as CNN reports. He was involved in the organizations’ effort to reimburse Cohen for hush-money payments.

People familiar with the matter said federal prosecutors ultimately questioned their move to grant Weisselberg immunity. Prosecutors then considered charging him with perjury after they suspected he lied in his testimony.

Additionally, prosecutors questioned whether they could withdraw his immunity. The outlet notes, citing two people familiar with the investigation, prosecutors were “skeptical of Weisselberg’s testimony, particularly his description of how the company reimbursed Cohen and categorized it in the company’s books as legal expenses.”

In the end, prosecutors decided against either keeping Weisselberg from his immunity or prosecuting him, as CNN points out.

A lawyer for Weisselberg, Mary Mulligan, responded, “Allen cooperated fully in the SDNY’s extensive investigation. The SDNY charged ⚖️Michael Cohen with campaign finance and tax violations, and then closed its investigation more than two years ago.”