DC insider: GOP lawmakers want Trump nailed by Manhattan's DA so they can move on without him
Saturday morning, former Donald Trump Homeland Security official Miles Taylor claimed that, behind the scenes, Republican Party lawmakers are expressing hope that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. slams the ex-president with an indictment -- thereby ending his political career.
"This is a man, who has an almost-clinical addiction to wrongdoing," Taylor explained. "Whether it's cheating at his golf game or cheating at governing. I mean, look, we just saw the man tried to steal a national election. Would it surprise anyone that he tried to cheat on his tax returns?"
"Now, my prediction for this year, is going to be that the Donald Trump, who loves to win, win, win, is about to lose, lose, lose," he continued. "He lost a major election, he is losing in the court of public opinion and he is about to lose, I would predict, in the people's court, if charges are brought against him. But, look, a lot of Republicans are actually hoping this will happen so they can move on from Donald Trump."
"I am going to give you two quick data points. Polling also showed that more than almost 50 percent of Republicans are, either, never-Trumpers or post-Trumpers. That means, a good chunk of the party, simply, wants to move on beyond this man. And behind the scenes, legislators are telling me they would like Donald Trump to be gone."
"Allen Weisselberg knows where all the bodies are buried," said the president's niece Mary Trump.
Prosecutors seem to have their sights set on Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg as the Manhattan district attorney's office plows ahead in its investigation of the twice-impeached one-term president's business dealings, and Cohen believes they'll eventually gain his cooperation in the probe, reported The New Yorker.
"He's not going to let his boys go to prison," Cohen told the magazine, "and I don't think he wants to spend his golden years in a correctional institution, either."
The 73-year-old Weisselberg has worked closely alongside Trump for decades, and legal experts and others close to the case agree he would make a star witness.
Weisselberg started out as a bookkeeper for Trump's father after answering a newspaper ad, and by the mid-1980s was doing books for the future president -- and his sons are also linked to the Trump Organization and potentially part of the case.
Barry Weisselberg has managed the cash-only Wollman ice-skating rink and carrousel in Central Park, which have been run for New York City by the Trump Organization.
Younger son Jack Weisselberg works for Ladder Capital, which loaned more than $270 million to Trump and is one of the Trump Organization's largest lenders and is connected to four building projects -- including the 40 Wall Street property that has been examined by the Manhattan district attorney's o
Prosecutors seem to have their sights set on Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg as the Manhattan district attorney's office plows ahead in its investigation of the twice-impeached one-term president's business dealings, and Michael Cohen believes they'll eventually gain his cooperation in the probe, reported The New Yorker.
"He's not going to let his boys go to prison," Cohen told the magazine, "and I don't think he wants to spend his golden years in a correctional institution, either."
The 73-year-old Weisselberg has worked closely alongside Trump for decades, and legal experts and others close to the case agree he would make a star witness.
Weisselberg started out as a bookkeeper for Trump's father after answering a newspaper ad, and by the mid-1980s was doing books for the future president -- and his sons are also linked to the Trump Organization and potentially part of the case.
Barry Weisselberg has managed the cash-only Wollman ice-skating rink and carrousel in Central Park, which have been run for New York City by the Trump Organization.
Younger son Jack Weisselberg works for Ladder Capital, which loaned more than $270 million to Trump and is one of the Trump Organization's largest lenders and is connected to four building projects -- including the 40 Wall Street property that has been examined by the Manhattan district attorney's o
