Allen Weisselberg was “pressured intensely” by Trump reps to drop Nick Gravante as his lawyer after they learned he’d suggested the jailed ex-Trump Org CFO talk to prosecutors trying to get him to flip from behind bars. nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-c…
The clash began before the Trump Organization’s winter trial when Gravante made Weisselberg available to prep testimony with Manhattan DA prosecutor Susan Hoffinger. “It might have been suicidal not to prepare with her,” a source said. “Allen could have died in jail.”
@molcranenewman I see possible ethics violations here by def attys being paid by a potential target/subject to represent a potential cooperator. This is also on @ManhattanDA for failing to request a hearing so that the Judge could directly address the defendant as to such conflicts.
@molcranenewman @AntiToxicPeople How are Trump’s people allowed to collude with Weisselberger and his attorney? @emptywheel
@molcranenewman "pressured intensely" sounds a lot like "witness tampering"...
@molcranenewman @jruss_jruss How is this not obstruction?