Allen Weisselberg’s testimony may or may not develop into a signifiant chink in Donald Trump’s armor. This being said, I was struck by the title in this Travis Getty RAWSTORY article. The illustration above is my version of the RAWSTORY image.
The Washington Post article summarized in RAWSTORY doesn’t use “whining” in its title: “Indicted Trump Organization executive may have defended his Mercedes perks in custody, court documents show.” It’s doesn’t characterize Weisselberg’s complaint as whining either.
WaPo version:
Indicted Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg may have offered an unprompted early defense to investigators on the day he was charged in a 15-year tax avoidance scheme involving unreported perks such as free cars and high-end apartments for executives at former president Donald Trump's company, according to court documents.
“In sum and substance, defendant Allen Weisselberg stated that the commute to work from Long Island was difficult,” said a defendant statement disclosure from district attorney investigators Anthony DiCaprio and Ethan Zubkoff that was filed in New York Supreme Court after Weisselberg’s arrest.
There was no additional context for his apparent words about grueling rush-hour travel in New York City, a remark cited in a publicly filed disclosure from prosecutors, a mandatory notice given to defense attorneys after an arrest.
RAWSTORY version (emphasis added):
Allen Weisselberg, the company's chief financial officer, justified the unreported perks, which prosecutors say hid $1.76 million in taxable compensation, by whining about rush-hour traffic as he sat for arrest processing on July 1, reported the Washington Post.
"In sum and substance, defendant Allen Weisselberg stated that the commute to work from Long Island was difficult," two investigators said a defendant statement disclosure filed in New York Supreme Court after the arrest.
The Post reported the story straight while RAWSTORY editorialized with just one word, whining, and gave me an excuse to amuse myself by making an illustration with Sad Sack Weisselberg and for posting a diary lest you miss this story.
