WBRC Article RatingFormer Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in Trump's civil fraud trial
Mar 04, 2024 View Original Article
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Weisselberg's case is separate from the criminal case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought against Trump last year." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "He did so carefully, laying out the facts of his own involvement in evading taxes but taking care not to implicate Trump, telling jurors that his boss was unaware of the scheme." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Weisselberg's new criminal case comes just weeks before Trump is scheduled to stand trial on separate allegations that he falsified business records." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "The district attorney didn't immediately disclose the nature of the charge, but people familiar with the investigation had previously told The Associated Press and other news organizations that prosecutors were considering charging Weisselberg, 76, with lying under oath when he answered questions at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in October about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "He left New York City's notorious Rikers Island in April, days after Trump was indicted in his New York hush money criminal case." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a deposition in May and at the October trial about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies." | Negative | -68% Liberal |
| "Trump is appealing Engoron's judgment ordering him to pay more than $454 million in fines and interest for submitting fraudulent information about his asset values on years of financial records." | Negative | -68% Liberal |
| "Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen has said Weisselberg had a role in orchestrating the payments, but he has not been charged in that case, and neither prosecutors nor Trump's lawyers have indicated they will call him as a witness." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "That case involves allegations that Trump falsified company records to cover up hush money payments made during the 2016 campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "He did so carefully, laying out the facts of his own involvement in evading taxes but taking care not to implicate Trump, telling jurors that his boss was unaware of the scheme." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Weisselberg's new criminal case comes just weeks before Trump is scheduled to stand trial on separate allegations that he falsified business records." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "The district attorney didn't immediately disclose the nature of the charge, but people familiar with the investigation had previously told The Associated Press and other news organizations that prosecutors were considering charging Weisselberg, 76, with lying under oath when he answered questions at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in October about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "The district attorney didn't immediately disclose the nature of the charge, but people familiar with the investigation had previously told The Associated Press and other news organizations that prosecutors were considering charging Weisselberg, 76, with lying under oath when he answered questions at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in October about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "He left New York City's notorious Rikers Island in April, days after Trump was indicted in his New York hush money criminal case." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Prosecutors accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a deposition in May and at the October trial about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Trump is appealing Engoron's judgment ordering him to pay more than $454 million in fines and interest for submitting fraudulent information about his asset values on years of financial records." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
33% : Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing.33% : Weisselberg's case is separate from the criminal case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought against Trump last year.
32% : He did so carefully, laying out the facts of his own involvement in evading taxes but taking care not to implicate Trump, telling jurors that his boss was unaware of the scheme.
22% : Weisselberg's new criminal case comes just weeks before Trump is scheduled to stand trial on separate allegations that he falsified business records.
18% : The district attorney didn't immediately disclose the nature of the charge, but people familiar with the investigation had previously told The Associated Press and other news organizations that prosecutors were considering charging Weisselberg, 76, with lying under oath when he answered questions at former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in October about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements.
18% : He left New York City's notorious Rikers Island in April, days after Trump was indicted in his New York hush money criminal case.
16% : Prosecutors accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a deposition in May and at the October trial about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies.
16% : Trump is appealing Engoron's judgment ordering him to pay more than $454 million in fines and interest for submitting fraudulent information about his asset values on years of financial records.
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