i m only saying might, lead with the justice department s filing in a florida federal court, asking to block the release of the affidavit that convinced a federal judge to issue a search warrant of donald trump s florida home, which was executed by the fbi, exactly one extremely long week ago. or or, you might lead with this breaking news from the new york times, late in the day today. allen weisselberg, a senior executive at donald j trump s family business, who was charged with participating in a years-long tax scheme is nearing a deal with manhattan prosecutors, but will not cooperate. with a broader investigation into mr. trump, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. on monday, mr. weisselberg s lawyers and prosecutors met with the judge, overseeing the case. the judge scheduled a hearing for thursday, a possible indication that a deal has been reached and a plea could be entered then. mr. weisselberg was expected to
A senior executive of the Trump Organization, Allen H. Weisselberg, is expected to enter a plea deal on a yearslong tax scheme. However, the individual refused to cooperate with authorities on a broader investigation of the former president.
business and finance that anybody else. cnn s evan perez joins us with that. when are you learning? anderson, allen weisselberg who was a top executive with the trump organization, at the new york times, says that he is about to finalize a plea agreement with the district attorney in manhattan. as you remember, he was indicted in the summer and, he is facing these tax charges as part of a tax scheme that the da says also involves the trump organization. what is key about this plea agreement, or this anticipated plea agreement, that the new york times is reporting on, is that they say he is not expected to cooperate against the trump organization or anyone else in the trump family. we know that the da s investigation is still ongoing. though it seems to have lost steam in the last few months. right now, it appears that he is going to look at perhaps a
delusional. the latest chapter in a remarkable fall from grace for a man who once was known as america s mayor. meanwhile, former trump organization c f o allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges later this week. weisselberg has bnl charged with participating in a years-long tax scheme to help top officials in the trump organization avoid paying tacks. he is said to be near a deal with manhattan prosecutors and his plea could come as early as 9:00 a.m. on thursday. the former trump board executive is facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted by a jury, but a plea deal would avoid a high profile trial, and a lengthy sentence. as the times points out, if it becomes final, the plea deal for allen weisselberg wouldn t bring prosecutors any closer to indicting the former president but would nonetheless brands one of his trusted lieutenants as a felon. to other stories making headlines this morning,
to protect the integrity of the investigation. doj lawyers opposing a move by media organizations, including cnn, to unseal the probable cause after thefidavit that waso get the search warrant last week. in a separate trump legal drama, a source says eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating january 6. he might remember his blunt testimony before the january 6 committee. now i m going to give you the best free legal advice you re ever getting in your life. get a great fing criminal defense lawyer, you will need it. reporter: that is herschmann talking about how he pushed back on trump lawyer john eastman s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. also the new york times reports a top trump organization executive charged with participating in a year s long tax scheme is nearing a plea deal with prosecutors. the times says alan