Trump Company chief financial officer and convicted felon Alan Weisselberg has been cooling his heels at the infamous Rikers jail in New York for months, until now refusing to roll over on his crime boss, the Malignant Loser. But his firing of his Trump-funded attorneys may suggest that he's flipped and willing to testify against him:
"Weisselberg, who is serving a five-month sentence in Rikers Island after pleading guilty to 15 felony counts related to a tax evasion scheme, is no longer being represented by attorneys Nick Gravante and Mary Mulligan, according to WNBC. Despite his earlier guilty plea, prosecutors have considered a new round of insurance fraud charges to try to pressure him to cooperate with the Manhattan district attorney probe into the 2016 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, The New York Times reported last year." (our emphasis)
Legal experts commenting on the situation say it could mean that he's cooperating and doesn't want his Trump-funded lawyers involved, or it could mean he wants a new team to defend him on the potential new felony charges. It could explain the slow-motion activity of the Manhattan DA's office relating to the Stormy Daniels hush money scandal, since Weisselberg had direct knowledge of the illegal payments to her by the Malignant Loser. As former Justice Department official Harry Litman notes:
One way to gauge this will be how exactly Trump loses top in his next posting. Does he go nuts and begin to distance himself from Weisselberg? In any event it’s not just an intriguing and encouraging possibility; it also seems the best explanation for the last couple weeks.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) March 30, 2023
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