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Uninformed wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:19 pm “Trump’s CFO Allen Weisselberg Will Implicate Trump Companies in Guilty Plea”:
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/p ... l-1398303/

“Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s finance chief, will say in Manhattan court Thursday that he conspired with several of the ex-president’s companies when he pleads guilty to state tax crimes, two sources familiar with the case tell Rolling Stone.
As part of Weisselberg’s plea deal, he has agreed to testify against The Trump Corporation and the Trump Payroll Corporation at trial, which is scheduled for October.”

humblescribe wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:11 pm I stumbled upon this. I don't know if there is anything on TFB regarding McKoy v. The Trump Corporation. The summary from Court Listener indicates that the cause of action is racketeering.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/80 ... rporation/

(Fogster, if this is the wrong thread, by all means merge with the appropriate one!)

Aug 9, 2022

SEVENTH AMENDED CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SCHEDULING ORDER: All fact discovery, including depositions, shall be completed by September 30, 2022. All expert discovery, including depositions, shall be completed by February 17, 2023. The briefing schedule for Plaintiffs' anticipated motion for class certification (the "Motion") is amended as follows: a. By March 3, 2023, Plaintiffs shall file the Motion; b. By April 18, 2023, Defendants shall file their opposition to the Motion; and c. By May 15, 2023, Plaintiffs shall file their reply, if any. Motions due by 3/3/2023. Responses due by 4/18/2023 Replies due by 5/15/2023. Deposition due by 2/17/2023. Fact Discovery due by 9/30/2022. Expert Discovery due by 2/17/2023. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 8/9/2022) (ate) (Entered: 08/09/2022)

Allen Weisselberg flipping just increased the legal jeopardy for everyone else in the executive office of the Trump Org -- including Don Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Calamari Sr. and Jr., Jeff McConney, and Donald Trump himself.

McConney and the Calamaris were already cooperating at least somewhat, by all appearances. But now they will likely want to cooperate a LOT more, knowing Weisselberg will implicate them.

That leaves the Trumps.

BREAKING: Donald Trump's longtime CFO, Allen Weisselberg has pleaded guilty to a 15-year scheme to defraud, as described in count one of the indictment.

His allocution continues.

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:55 pm He's a thousand years old. Slight exaggeration. He'll be dead before he has to testify in any case against any of the Trumps.

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:55 pm He's a thousand years old. Slight exaggeration. He'll be dead before he has to testify in any case against any of the Trumps.

bob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:28 pm

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:55 pm He's a thousand years old. Slight exaggeration. He'll be dead before he has to testify in any case against any of the Trumps.

There are methods to "preserve testimony," i.e., have someone testify (under oath) before they can't anymore.

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:50 pmSo, if they depose him and both sides are able to question they can enter that as evidence?

bob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 3:04 pm

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:50 pmSo, if they depose him and both sides are able to question they can enter that as evidence?

Essentially, yes.

Off Topic

Interesting note: I watched a good bit of the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial after work hours - it's all over YouTube, several outlets recorded the whole thing. It restored my faith in juries.

One person who witnessed much of went on between the two, Jerry Judge, passed away before the trial. It's a long story, but if he could have testified it would have been even easier for the jury to find for Depp. I don't know why they couldn't include his deposition but I might be mistaken - maybe they didn't take one for him, and maybe that is why his passing away meant that nothing he had to say was actually entered in the trial.

Depp sued in February 2019 over 2018 publications. Judge died in April 2019. Without knowing the details, I doubt discovery was open such that he could have been properly deposed to preserve his testimony.

bob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:28 pm

RVInit wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:55 pm He's a thousand years old. Slight exaggeration. He'll be dead before he has to testify in any case against any of the Trumps.

There are methods to "preserve testimony," i.e., have someone testify (under oath) before they can't anymore.

Kendra wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:12 pm If some hears of a Cohen interview on this news, please let us know.