Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is no longer being represented by trump's attorneys, according to various media sources. Some news outlets are reporting it as Weisselberg firing the trump-paid attorneys, others as the trump org replacing the lawyers.
What do you think is going on? Is Weisselberg about to flip? He is already serving a 5-month sentence at Riker’s Island since Jan 10. Is he being pressured with additional charges? How will this development affect the various cases against trump in NY?
Confirmation from MSNBC —
The Palmer Report has this to say about the development (more in the thread) -
Commentary by Tim Hogan -
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Weisselberg is not the first one to do something like this. Michael Cohen did it just before he flipped on Trump. Cassidy Hutchinson had a Trump-funded lawyer before she fired him and got another lawyer so she could tell the Jan. 6 investigatory committee the truth about what she learned working for former chief of staff Mark Meadows. Each time a Trump-funded lawyer was fired, it has been an indication that those previous allies were about to turn.
According to this article at the Daily Beast by Jose Pagliery, it is the trump org that is replacing Weisselberg’s lawyer, because he was not trumpy enough. And Weisselberg flipping may not be the outcome.
It’s been all quiet on the right-wing front, so far.
This could mean a delay in indictment, but it could also lead to a stronger case and more charges. And more sleepless nights in Mar-a-Lago.