Chuck Rosenberg: What New York prosecutors want from the Trump ...

That potentially makes him — now a defendant in New York’s criminal tax case — an important witness against other Trump Organization individuals who may be charged in the future.Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, likely knows a lot about that company’s finances and machinations.Many commentators have discussed whether he can be “flipped” — ostensibly to provide information to prosecutors so that they can charge and convict former President Donald Trump. I do not know of a precise definition of flipping, though it generally means that someone with criminal exposure (and that most assuredly now includes Weisselberg) agrees to provide truthful information to prosecutors about others in return for some consideration, such as a lesser charge or a reduced sentence.Lower level conspirators tend to flip against higher level conspirators. Though prosecutors prefer cooperation sooner rather than later, they may have to wait for Weisselberg.Second, most witnesses tell the truth.