Opinion: Meet the man who could bring down Trump
By Paul Waldman and Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Greg Sargent Greg Sargent Opinion writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow March 1 at 3:48 PM When Michael Cohen testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, one name kept coming up, a name that most Americans had probably never heard before: Allen Weisselberg. But you should get to know him, because you’re going to be hearing his name a lot in the near future.
Weisselberg was granted limited immunity by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York to testify to a grand jury in connection with its investigation of campaign finance violations related to the hush money paid in 2016 to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels. That scheme is part of the reason Cohen is headed to prison.
KHANNA: I just want the American public to understand the explosive nature of your testimony and this document. Are you telling us, Mr. Cohen, that the president directed transactions in conspiracy with Allen Weisselberg and his son, Donald Trump Jr. … as part of a criminal conspiracy of financial fraud, is that your testimony today?KHANNA: And do you know if this criminal financial scheme that the president, Allen Weisselberg and Donald Trump Jr.
Indeed, Cohen flatly confirmed that Weisselberg is the go-to person on this sort of thing. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Cohen who could shed light on Trump’s history of gaming assets for both insurance and tax avoidance purposes. In both cases, Cohen’s answer included the words: “Allen Weisselberg.”And that’s not all. The House Intelligence Committee plans to bring Weisselberg in to testify.
Whether President Trump, his family, or his associates are or were at any time at heightened risk of, or vulnerable to, foreign exploitation, inducement, manipulation, pressure, or coercion, or have sought to influence U.S. government policy in service of foreign interests;
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