Spokespeople for Trump and the Trump Organization did not respond to questions. Recent Trump Organization public filings, in fact, show Weisselberg playing a more active role at some Trump businesses than Trump himself. In Florida this year, the Trump Organization filed annual reports for 40 subsidiaries operating in the state. “I wouldn’t go in there and just chitchat,” he said in a 2015 deposition, of his visits to Trump’s office. Trump Organization lawyers had said Weisselberg could confirm that the proper taxes were paid, James’ office said.
