the conversation as well. let me ask you on william s reporting. mcconney is called to be testify for the grand jury as far as we know. how significant is this development? erin, thank you for having me back. i think it is very significant. what we have seen in recent weeks is acceleration of the new york state criminal investigation. we know that investigation revolves around financial issues so to bring in the controller who knows where all the financ financial bodies and one of the closest associates of weisselberg, it shows rapid forward movement in this
money. the da has been investigating trump and his company and the company s exec tutives on multie fronts including perks and taxes. reporter with the new york times who was on the team breaking the story and william, let me start with you with all the news you are breaking tonight. mcconney is one of the top members of trump, 35 years working for the organization. as you point out he s going to have immunity on this subject of his testimony to the grand jury. he can say everything he knows. he s not going to pay a price for it and others may. how much could he know? well, erin, that s hard to say. i m siting here and if i knew what mcconney knew, i would be writing a different story. he s someone who has been at the right hand of allen weisselberg,
criminal investigation. possibly under new york s state law, mcconney has immune tinie testimonies he shares with the grand jury. what does it mean for him and the investigation? yes, norm is dead on. in other investigations you see witnesses jocking for immunity by virtue of being called. we know he has immunity. that s how new york works. another way is the grand jury that returns an indictment must itself hear the evidence. we have every reason to think that mcconney have testified to this grand jury which indicates just as norm says and accel acceleration. he s the assistant grave digger in terms of where the bodies are buried. he would have worked hand in hand with weisselberg. if weisselberg turns against trump but for now he s a laser
my comptroller learned about a big lesson early in his career with the trump organization. during the conversation i look ed up and told jeff, you are fired. it is my money and his job is to protect it. the telling part of this is how trump view the organization is his money. now you have mcconney, this sort of relationship forced to choose between protecting trump or himself. when mcconney is testifying before a jury, he s under oath. he can t take the fifth because
attacks. the fbi director comparing the threats to 9/11. good evening, i am erin burnett. prose prosecutors tightening the screws on trump. the former president s senior finance executives to testify before a grand jury. as the trump s organization controller for 38 years, he knows the ins and outs. jeff jeffery mcconney wrote it is my