Daily News | Philadelphia attorney to defend Trump Organization in Manhattan criminal case
, successfully defending the former president against allegations that he encouraged his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. The Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump, falling short of the required 67 votes needed.
. In that incident, he argued that depositions shouldn’t be done over Zoom, but rather “in my office in Philly-delphia.” The suggestion that he would depose roughly 100 people in his office drew laughter from senators in the room, and went viral online. Van der Veen’s involvement in the trial comes following a guilty plea from Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg last month. Weisselberg pleaded guilty to 15 charges related to the scheme, and admitted to evading taxes on $1.76 million worth of unreported income. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Braggthat Weisselberg’s plea agreement “directly implicates the Trump Organization in a wide range of criminal activity” in the case.