Will a Top Trump Deputy Flip?

<p>In its investigation of the Trump Organization’s financial affairs, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has zeroed in on Allen Weisselberg, the company’s former finance chief, who spent almost half a century working for the Trump family. </p><p>Criminal charges have been brought against Mr. Weisselberg in the hopes of getting him to cooperate in an investigation of former President Donald Trump. Will he flip?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-protess?smid=pc-thedaily">Ben Protess</a>, an investigative reporter for The New York Times; and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-rothfeld?smid=pc-thedaily">Michael Rothfeld</a>, an investigative reporter for The Times’s Metro Desk. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Trump Organization has been charged with running a 15-year scheme to help its executives evade taxes by compensating them with fringe benefits that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/nyregion/allen-weisselberg-charged-trump-organization.html?smid=pc-thedaily">were hidden from the authorities</a>.</li><li>In nearly half a century of service to Mr. Trump’s family businesses, Allen Weisselberg has survived — and thrived — by anticipating and carrying out his boss’s dictates in a zealous mission to protect the bottom line. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/nyregion/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg.html?smid=pc-thedaily">His fealty has now landed him in serious legal jeopardy</a>. </li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>