During Michael Cohen’s testimony before a House committee on Wednesday, he mentioned one man who could light the way down Donald Trump’s money trail: Allen Weisselberg, the Trump family’s longtime accountant and the Trump Organization's chief financial officer.

“Allen is the one guy who knows everything,” a former high-ranking Trump Organization executive told the New Yorker in 2016 . “He’ll never talk to you.” But thanks to an immunity deal, Weisselberg could finally be talking.



Here’s what to know about the Weisselberg:

He’s notoriously private.

If Weisselberg’s name doesn’t sound familiar, you’re not alone. Unlike Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney who frequently spoke on behalf of Trump on cable news shows, Weisselberg has avoided the spotlight by rarely speaking to the media.

Ron Klein, CEO of Macy’s New York, and Allen Weisselberg, CFO of the Trump Organization, on the right, light the Chanukah Menorah at 59th and 5th Ave on December 8, 2004. New York Daily News Archive Getty Images

He’s got deep ties to the Trumps.

Weisselberg started working for Trump’s father, Fred Trump, according to the New York Times . As of 2016, Weisselberg’s office shared a floor with other top executives at the Trump Organization, including Trump himself, while Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump were a floor below.

The New Yorker reported that Weisselberg’s son, Barry, works at the Trump-run Wollman Skating Rink in Manhattan, while his other son Jack works at Ladder Capital, which has been a primary lender to the Trump Organization.

Cohen says he was involved in the Karen McDougal cover-up.

Michael Cohen implicated Allen Weisselberg in the cover-up of an alleged affair between Donald Trump and Karen McDougal (pictured). Dimitrios Kambouris Getty Images

In the conversation Cohen recorded with Trump before the 2016 election, he’s heard telling Trump that it was Weisselberg who advised him how to set up the payments to American Media Inc., parent company of the National Enquirer. The money was used to buy the rights to a story about Karen McDougal’s alleged affair with Trump. Previously, Cohen said he’d paid Stormy Daniels hush money, as well.

Weisselberg's involvement with those pay-offs make him of interest to Robert Mueller, who is investigating whether the Trump campaign worked with Russia to sway the election, because Cohen's payments were an attempt to influence the election.

Michael Cohen testifies before the House committee. Bill Clark Getty Images

Weisselberg has been granted immunity.

So, it’s likely he’s cooperated with the Southern District of New York. The Wall Street Journal broke the news in August that the federal prosecutors granted Weisselberg immunity so he could share information pertaining to the investigation into Cohen.



Kate Storey Esquire Writer-at-Large Kate Storey is a Writer-at-Large for Esquire covering culture, politics, and style.

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