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bipartisan issues of support, and so is the principle of not holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage for ideological aims just because the president is from a different party. and that s your reality check. john, thank you very much for that. and new day continues right now. today, the trump organization goes on trial for tax fraud. i m john berman with brianna keilar. the former president s family business charged in connection with an alleged scheme to compensate executives off the books. one of those executives ex-cfo allen weisselberg, cooperating with the d.a. if the trump organization is convicted it would be required to pay back taxes and fines. donald trump and his children are not accused of wrongdoing in this case. kara scannell is outside the courthouse with the latest. just an hour or so from now, jury selection will begin in the criminal tax fraud trial of the trump organization. the judge will begin the screening of prosp ....
Officer of the trump organization, allen wieaselberg. he pleaded guilty to allen weisselberg. he pleaded guilty to 15 felonies. he is expected to cooperate. his lawyers tell me he has been meeting with lawyers for the prosecution and the trump organization, in preparation for this testimony. and as part of his plea deal, he will be required to testify truthfully, and if he does so, he could face about 100 days in jail. if the prosecution is not satisfied with his testimony, the judge could potentially sentence him to up to 15 years in a new york state prison. weaselberg is going to testify according to his attorney but not with adult children. jennifer rogers, federal prosecutor, what you are watching for as this trial kicks off? a couple of things. one is to get a look behind the curtain, right? the trump organization is a ....