{"id":1620621,"date":"2022-08-23T16:27:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620621"},"modified":"2022-08-23T16:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:27:33","slug":"fact-check-did-donald-trump-say-you-cant-trust-a-guy-named-weisselberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-donald-trump-say-you-cant-trust-a-guy-named-weisselberg\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Donald Trump Say \u2018You Can\u2019t Trust A Guy Named Weisselberg\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-donald-trump-say-you-cant-trust-a-guy-named-weisselberg%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1620621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1230553398-scaled-e1660742563889.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid034UVR1sZe7AF2JKYoese4ezC3pM1LsygH6Sc8FfUFoXSNXFCJrZEtXUjXFTpeGnGdl&amp;id=100010750605884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joel.west.phd\/posts\/pfbid0y8E3wKG63Kn1vhavXdxWLerFNjTTiubKadNcqHp1JNyXK2ziHw3mYEw4tFUq79MSl&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660936356195000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0nCZjZ_XZ0RPCugoctrBjF\">shared on Facebook\u00a0<\/a>claims former President Donald Trump said on social media platform Truth Social that \u201cYou can\u2019t trust a guy named Weisselberg\u2013know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest Trump made such a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Allen Weisselberg, a Trump Organization executive, pled guilty to charges of tax fraud and other charges Aug. 18, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/allen-weisselberg-trump-cfo-plea-deal-e36dbd47ee3b0323e1fa102117718011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. Weisselberg is expected to testify against the Trump Organization as part of his plea deal, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post claims Trump questioned on Truth Social how you could trust someone named Weisselberg. \u201cAfter Allen Weisselberg pled guilty today to 15 counts of tax fraud &#038; implicated the Trump organization Trump posted on Truth Social- \u2018Can\u2019t trust a guy named Weisselberg- know what I mean?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest Trump posted this on Truth Social. If he had done so, media outlets would have covered it, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%27Can%27t+trust+a+guy+named+Weisselberg-+know+what+I+mean%3F%27%22&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&amp;oq=%27Can%27t+trust+a+guy+named+Weisselberg-+know+what+I+mean%3F%27%22&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.266j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">none<\/a> have. Check Your Fact also reviewed Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Truth Social<\/a> account and did not find any posts with such a message. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/01\/11\/fact-check-donald-trump-january-6-press-conference-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show A Genuine Trump Press Release About His Canceled Jan. 6 Press Conference?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump Organization said in a statement that Weisselberg was being \u201cpersecuted and threatened by law enforcement, particularly the Manhattan district attorney, in their never-ending, politically motivated quest to get President Trump,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/allen-weisselberg-trump-cfo-plea-deal-e36dbd47ee3b0323e1fa102117718011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The outlet also reported that Trump was not charged or accused in the case against the Trump Organization.<\/p>\n<p>The viral Facebook claim likely stems from a tweet sent by former U.S. Senator and comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alfranken\/status\/1560314213339365378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Al Franken<\/a>, who shared the same message on his verified Twitter account Aug. 18.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After Allen Weisselberg pled guilty today to 15 counts of tax fraud &#038; implicated the Trump organization Trump posted on Truth Social \u2013 \u201cCan\u2019t trust a guy named Weisselberg -know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Al Franken (@alfranken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alfranken\/status\/1560314213339365378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Check Your Fact has previously debunked fake Trump quotes on social media, including one that alleged he released a <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/21\/fact-check-donald-trump-statement-tom-brady-shady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> calling Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady \u201cshady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact has reached out to Trump\u2019s team for comment and will update this article if a response is provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post\u00a0shared on Facebook\u00a0claims former President Donald Trump said on social media platform Truth Social that \u201cYou can\u2019t trust a guy named Weisselberg\u2013know what I mean?\u201dVerdict: FalseThere is no evidence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1620621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1620621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1620621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1620621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1620621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1620621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}