Trump accused by prosecutor of withholding information during $464M civil fraud trial
New York Attorney General Letitia James accused former President Donald Trump of withholding information during his civil fraud trial and demanded more information about former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's recent perjury plea, court records show.
James filed Thursday a letter to Justice Arthur Engoron requesting a monitor be allowed to investigate the matter, citing an email about the Trump Tower triplex — which was reported to be three times its actual size — the Attorney General says she never received.
"We have already raised multiple times the prospect that Defendants have withheld relevant and responsive information," the letter states. "We ask that the Monitor be directed to investigate certain issues surrounding the recent perjury plea by defendant Allen Weisselberg."
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James wants the Monitor to have freedom to investigate and report back to prosecutors with two weeks, the letter states.
Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to two counts of perjury linked to the civil fraud trial in which Trump was found liable for fraud and ordered to pay $464 million.
While details have been scant about the nature of that deal, which remains under seal, James noted Thursday that "Weisselberg lied when he testified at trial."
This new filing comes as the pair battle over Trump's $175 million bond.