Jennifer Weisselberg: Ex-daughter in law of Allen WeisselbergĮarlier this year, investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's office were seen carrying boxes of documents and laptops from Weisselberg's Manhattan apartment. Observers are closely watching whether Weisselberg will turn against his former boss. Investigators believe Weisselberg knows all of the Trump family secrets and have been putting pressure on him for months to cooperate with their investigation. Weisselberg has been around for all of Trump's entrepreneurial adventures, including when his Atlantic City casinos went bust.Īccording to Barbara Res, a former executive vice president at the Trump Organization, Weisselberg 'thought Trump was a god,' she told the Daily News. in January 2017, has served as the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization since the 1980s Since then, the 63-year-old has forged a reputation as a combative and independent prosecutor, filing countless civil actions against large companies, particularly tech giants, and the National Rifle Association (NRA).Īllen Weisselberg, pictured standing behind former president Donald Trump and his son Donald Jr. The Democrat became the first Black woman to become New York state attorney general in 2018. He has announced that he will not run for a fourth term when his current one expires in December, and many observers expect him to go out with a bang by filing what would be the first indictment against a former US president. Vance has doggedly pursued Trump, though, first by winning a years-long battle to obtain his tax records and secondly by deploying significant human and financial resources to the politically sensitive investigation. He delayed filing charges against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein before securing a landmark conviction last year.
Vance, whose father was US Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, has sometimes been accused of a reluctance to prosecute the rich and powerful. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance (pictured May 2020) has doggedly pursued Donald Trump, winning a years-long battle to obtain his tax records and deploying significant human and financial resources to the politically sensitive investigation 'If we were the RNC’s donors, we would certainly be asking questions.' 'This is today’s GOP - a party that will do anything for a divisive and incompetent ex-president who cost their party the House, Senate, and White House and thousands of Americans their lives and livelihoods,' said Adonna Biel. 'The Democrats have become obsessed with weaponizing their offices against President Trump, which is a complete abandonment of their Constitutional obligations.'Ī spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee said the RNC was backing Trump even when he had millions of dollars of his own and had raised more in campaign funds. 'The RNC is our important partner in advancing America First policies and fighting back against the endless witch hunts,' Taylor Budowich, a Trump spokesman, said in a statement.
However, the committee reportedly not contributing to the legal fees for other investigations targeting Trump, such as the one by the House select committee examining the Jan. 'It is entirely appropriate for the RNC to continue assisting in fighting back against the Democrats' never ending witch hunt and attacks on him.'
'As a leader of our party, defending President Trump and his record of achievement is critical to the GOP,' the party said in a written statement. Trump, his family and supporters say the New York investigations are political and motivated by his time as president Requests for payment were made over the summer but the committee reportedly only agreed to cover the expenses in recent weeks.Ī person familiar with the RNC's decision told the newspaper the support was appropriate given that James is on record during her 2018 campaign that she planned to investigate Trump, telling supporters: 'I will be shining a bright light into every dark corner of his real estate dealings.' They center on his business activities and there has been indication that they involve Trump's time in the White House of his political campaigns. Last month the RNC made two payments totaling $121,670 to the law firm of Ronald Fischetti, according to the Washington Post.įischetti was taken on by Trump in April as he fends off investigations by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump faces multiple probes to his finances and business practices, investigations that his allies say are politically motivated. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is paying some of former President Trump’s personal legal bills, it emerged on Tuesday, helping him fight investigations into his financial affairs in New York.