Former Trump accountant Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury for lying at fraud trial
USA TodayFEB 2024
Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to Perjury
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
Perjury laws must be enforced or the entire justice system could fall apart. In this case, not only must Weisselberg be held accountable for his lies, but witnesses in future trials must see that they could pay a price if they decide to give false testimony. Weisselberg refused to provide information about the real target of this and other cases — Donald Trump.
Pro-Trump narrative
The witch hunt orchestrated by the Biden administration continues with this forced plea from an elderly man who's already spent far too much time in jail for the crime of being associated with Trump. This is an authoritarian overreach of the justice system and it only reinforces the need for Trump to prevail in November so he and other innocent citizens won't continue to be persecuted.