Criminal Trial of Trump Organization Set to Begin

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🗓️ 21 October 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Remember former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty in August to running a years-long tax evasion scheme? He’s set to testify in the tax fraud trial of the Trump Organization that begins in New York on Monday, the first time Trump’s businesses have faced criminal proceedings. That’s just one in an array of civil and criminal cases and investigations involving the former president and his associates and businesses. We’ll take stock of Trump’s legal liabilities and look at what we can expect next from prosecutors. Guests: Jennifer Taub, professor of law, Western New England School of Law; author, "Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime." Luke Broadwater, congressional reporter, New York Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	Coming up on forum, Donald Trump's legal problems.
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1:54.8	I'm Mina Kim. Welcome to Forum. Do you remember Alan Weisselberg? He's the former CFO of the Trump organization, who recently pleaded guilty to running a years-long tax evasion scheme. Wieselberg is set to testify in the first
2:03.7	criminal trial against Donald Trump's businesses, which starts Monday. And that case is just one of
2:11.2	many lawsuits and investigations involving the former president who wants to run again in 2024.
2:18.4	So here to help us sort through them and where they might lead are Jennifer
2:23.1	Tom, Professor of Law at Western New England School of Law.
2:28.1	Jennifer Tob, welcome to Forum.
2:30.3	Thanks for having me.
2:31.8	Glad to have you.
2:33.0	Also, Luke Broadwater is with us, a congressional reporter for the New York Times.
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