Former Trump Org CFO: I Kept Two Sets Of Books

The New York Daily News reports:

Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer at the Trump Organization, testified Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court that he kept a handwritten list detailing the brazen tax fraud he committed in his top drawer at Trump Tower.

During his first full day on the witness stand, the convicted 75-year-old talked about keeping two sets of books when he ran the Trump company’s finance department, his long-standing relationship with the famous family, and how he felt when the house of cards collapsed.

Weisselberg, who’s worked for the Trump family for almost 50 years, said one way the company saved money was by paying senior staffers a large chunk of their bonuses as independent contractors rather than full-time employees.

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Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg testifies in Manhattan Supreme Court he kept two sets of books.

He detailed the brazen tax fraud he committed at Trump Tower. @molcranenewman https://t.co/auuSXW2bAC

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