Trump Fraud-Trial Judge Asks If Longtime CFO Lied on Stand (1)

The judge expected to rule soon in New York state’s $370 million civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump asked whether his longtime chief financial officer lied on the stand and how that should be weighed in the verdict.

Justice Arthur Engoron in a Monday email asked lawyers for Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James what, if anything, they knew about a Feb. 1 New York Times report that former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was in talks to plead guilty to perjury over his testimony.

James’ suit alleges Trump inflated the value of his assets by ...