He’s been Trump’s tight-lipped accountant for decades. As New York prosecutors close in, will he keep quiet?
Allen Weisselberg, center, stands behind Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in the lobby of Trump Tower on Jan. 11, 2017. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
By
Chris Megerian,
Del Quentin Wilber June 23, 2021 WASHINGTON —
When Donald Trump met in Central Park with contestants from the second season of “The Apprentice,” there was someone new standing to his left, the sun gleaming off his bald head and eyes squinting behind rimless glasses.
This, Trump said, was Allen Weisselberg, his chief financial officer, and he was filling in for George Ross, another executive who had appeared on the show.
“If you think George is tough, wait until you see Allen,” Trump boasted, as Weisselberg stood silently holding a leather briefcase.
Nearly two decades later, Trump’s fate might depend on how quiet Weisselberg remains after spending most of his adult life as the former president’s tight-lipped, behind-the-scenes accountant.......