Allen weisselberg has been seen dUtifUlly going into work at trUmp tower. How he is balancing those Job DUties against hUge pressUre from prosecUtors for evidence against trUmp with reports that he continUes to resist cooperating. One d. A. Veteran likening his approach to playing RUssian RoUlette with prison time. A serioUs game for a 74yearold. The post reporting reinforces the pictUre from a recent New York times accoUnt aboUt charges as near as this sUmmer. Also new the Wall Street JoUrnal Reporting ProsecUtors are investigating whether trUmps former bodygUard who was a TrUmp ExecUtive received his own taxfree Fringe Benefits and whether that is a scandal or worse, a crime. There is plenty of bad news in all these developments for trUmp. BUt if weisselberg stands tall against the d. A. , it coUld give Donald TrUmp the oUt he needs. WithoUt weisselbergs cooperation, its Unclear whether prosecUtors woUld be able to establish any reqUired intent on TrUmps Part in crimes. So yes, there
Is one of our legal breakdowns i want you to stay tuned for. We will get exactly into the man who decides the fate of Trump Org and potentially the fate of trump itself. Surgical general murphy. We begin with the two potential suspects of the probe i mentioned, donald Trump Jr. And eric trump. They actually have decided to do what many defendants in this Trump Orbit have done. Theyre subjects potentially, not defendants yet. But they are speaking out on television. This is significant because its the first time since the news broke that there is a Grand Jury impanelled, which is significant escalation of that case as it weighs charges. Now, charges may not mean anyone, right . You can always decide not to charge anyone. Or it could mean trump executives. Along with eric weisselberg. Don and eric ran the company in absent when Donald Trump was at the White House. Eric trump with some Sort Of window into the Grand Jury process. My father gets subpoena after subpoena. They attack us for d
Happened in Myanmar Cant happen here. No reason. I mean, it should happen here. No reason. Thats right. Quote, it should happen here. The Video Quality may be grainy, but in the context of whats going on in america, the statement is quite severe. Too severe, it turns out, even for mr. Flynn who is backtracking. He says he was misunderstood. The backlash is real. Flynn facing criticism for doing what everyone is concerned about in our current era, stoking violence. Its the kind of call to arms that of Course Led to the insurrection that remains a Fault Line in our politics right now. Congressional republicans trying to minimize. We have news on all of that as well because those militias and other wanna be militias took the call seriously. Now there are newly unsealed Court Documents in the prosecution, the accountability for many of those individuals that describe a Plan By one of the groups, the Oath Keepers, to basically anoint themselves a para military force. This is the coup adjace
Of this Trump Org criminal probe. We know from the Evidence Weve gathered its accelerating. Im discussing Donald Trumps cfo and accountant, Allen Weisselberg. Why he has cooperated with prosecutors in the past in a case you may or may not recall and why he is so key to the future of the entire Trump Organization and potentially to Donald Trumps freedom himself. Weve been Working On that. You know when we do the Special Reports we put everything we can in it. Thats coming up on tonights program. We begin with the top story coming out of washington but also around the world. President biden taking his first foreign trip. Biden in the u. K. For the G7 Summit leaving washington hours after dramatically and distinctly breaking off the direct talks with top republicans on the jobs plan. Biden shifting the focus to the remaining possibility the group of bipartisan senators which includes Joe Manchin, the democrats key vote on so many issues in the chamber. The White House says biden can give
Creating opportunity and a better planet. Now, thats making a difference. Welcome to The Beat. I am ari melber. We have a lot going on. We have a Special Report on who the New York d. A. Is tapping on his team of Bulldog Prosecutors in this ongoing probe. Investigators who busted mobsters and could hold the key to where this probe ends. Thats later. We begin with our top story on the expanding set of scandals at the d. O. J. This particular one is new and has receipts. New emails from Donald Trumps own oval office, trying to desperately overturn his 2020 loss and undercut american democracy as we know it. In business and politics, it is pretty well known that trump avoids email. He has no known personal Email Account unlike most people. It turns out he does send some emails his own way. Apparently through his staff but with a pretty clear subject line. Quote, from potus. In the u. S. Government an email comes in from the White House, you better believe it gets peoples attention. This p