Judge in Trump fraud trial asks about possible perjury plea deal for Alan Weisselberg

The judge in former President Donald Trump's New York civil fraud trial indicated Tuesday he's weighing how a potential perjury charge against Alan Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, might factor into his final ruling.

Judge Arthur Engoron wrote to lawyers for Trump and the New York Attorney General's Office asking for guidance on how to handle a report in the New York Times last week that said Weisselberg is in talks to plead guilty to lying on the stand.

Weisselberg's October testimony in the civil case, in which he is also a defendant, was unexpectedly cut short after Forbes published an article claiming he lied under oath.