"Fraud Trial Judge Responds to Trump's Attorneys as Verdict Looms"
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The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s fraud trial is pressing for information on former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's reported plea deal with New York City prosecutors, amid concerns that he may have lied under oath. The judge fired back at defense attorneys who criticized his request, emphasizing the need for impartiality and stating that he will consider any new developments before issuing a final decision in the civil fraud case, which seeks to recover $370m in "ill-gotten gains" obtained through inflated valuations of Trump's assets.
- Trump's fraud trial judge fires back at his attorneys in scathing letter The Independent
- New York AG and Trump lawyers tell judge they don’t want to wait for civil fraud verdict CNN
- Trump’s Former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, in Negotiations Over Perjury Plea The New York Times
- NY AG, Trump lawyers ask fraud trial judge to disregard reported perjury inquiry as verdict looms The Hill
- Why Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s connection to Allen Weisselberg matters MSNBC
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