Attorneys clash over references to Trump as closings wrap in Trump Organization trial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : But Steinglass said that if the company were to cover Weisselberg's expenses by paying him more in salary, the Trump Organization "would have had to give a raise double the amount of personal expenses" to account for taxes.
44% : Weisselberg, who testified as part of a plea deal, pleaded guilty in August to charges that he skirted taxes on nearly $2 million in company-provided perks that included the rent on his Manhattan apartment, the leases on cars for himself and his wife and tuition for his grandchildren.
41% :MORE: Former Trump Organization CFO testifies that decision to skirt taxes was his alone
34% : Later in his closing statement, Steinglass urged jurors to "put aside the elephant that is not in the room" and find the company guilty simply because it helped its executives evade taxes.
13% :Steinglass said he made "reasonable inferences" about Trump to rebut the defense's argument that Weisselberg, Calamari, and controller Jeff McConney "went rogue" and betrayed Trump by carrying out the scheme to evade taxes.

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