Allen Weisselberg, the tax-dodging Trump Organization chief financial officer who refused to flip on his boss and chose jail instead, was released from New York City’s Rikers Island jail on Wednesday.
his five month sentence
“Anyone who truly knows Allen feels sorry that he had to go through this. I hope he can now retire in peace, spend time with his wonderful family, and leave the circus in the rear view mirror. It was my honor and privilege to have represented him. He’s a true gentleman,” said Nicholas Gravante, a top New York lawyer who defended him in court.
During his time in jail, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office continued to pressure Weisselberg to turn on his former boss—dangling the possibility of insurance fraud charges to get him to talk about his role in Trump’s sex hush money payment to a porn star, according to three people familiar with those conversations.
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