Apartment. make no mistake: this is not about the law, this is all about politics. donald trump will have been furious at the way he saw his chief financial officer treated today. the powerful moneyman of donald trump s business empire today led into court in handcuffs, surrounded by police a heavy handed and deliberate show of force by the new york authorities. the charge is being led by the district attorney cy vance. he d been hoping to flip mr weisselberg, so that he d work with prosecutors, but the trump cfo is having none of it. and a statement from the trump organization spat defiance over the treatment of mr weisselberg. .. after a short hearing, he left court charged with fraud, charged with giving perks to trump executives and family members that were never declared. on the face of it, these
Been furious at the way he saw his chief financial officer treated today. the powerful money man of donald trump s business empire today led into court in handcuffs, surrounded by police a heavy handed and deliberate show of force by the new york authorities. the charge is being led by the district attorney, cy vance. he d been hoping to flip mr weisselberg so that he d work with prosecutors, but the trump cfo is having none of it. and a statement from the trump organization spat defiance over the treatment of mr weisselberg: after a short hearing, he left court charged with fraud, charged with giving perks to trump executives and family members that were never declared. on the face of it, these charges might seem, after a 3 year investigation, relatively minor keeping payments off the books
And donald trump will have been furious at the way he saw his chief financial officer treated today. the powerful money man of donald trump s business empire today led into court in handcuffs, surrounded by police a heavy handed and deliberate show of force by the new york authorities. the charge is being led by the district attorney, cy vance. he d been hoping to flip mr weisselberg so that he d work with prosecutors, but the trump cfo is having none of it. and a statement from the trump organization spat defiance over the treatment of mr weisselberg: after a short hearing, he left court charged with fraud, charged with giving perks to trump executives and family members that were never declared. on the face of it, these charges might seem, after a 3 year investigation, relatively minor keeping payments off the books but the district attorney
At a hearing in new york, the prosecutor said there d been a sweeping and audacious illegal payment scheme at the former president s company. allen weisselberg, who s worked for donald trump for decades, and company lawyers, have denied the charges. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is outside trump tower in new york for us. sophie, is this about politics or is this about justice? sophie, is this about politics or is this aboutjustice? the district attorney has no doubt. he says he is purely following the law wherever it takes him, and that is why these prosecutions are taking place. but for donald trump himself, absolute fury. he says it s a disgrace, a witch hunt and a plot against him stop i should say that my report contains flashing images. the powerful moneyman of donald trump s business empire today led into court in handcuffs, surrounded by police a heavy handed and deliberate show of force by the new york authorities. the charge is being led
And donald trump will have been furious at the way he saw his chief financial officer treated today. the powerful moneyman of donald trump s business empire today led into court in handcuffs, surrounded by police a heavy handed and deliberate show of force by the new york authorities. the charge is being led by the district attorney cy vance. he d been hoping to flip mr weisselberg, so that he d work with prosecutors, but the trump cfo is having none of it. and a statement from the trump organization spat defiance over the treatment of mr weisselberg. ..