# Why did Allen Weisselberg's plea deal say he won't testify in hush money trial?

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> > [@griffin1977](#):
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> > Why would the prosecutor agree to this?
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> Weisselberg might not know much about the Daniels payment.

Michael Cohen alleges that Weisselberg was the person that structured the payments and his signature appears on one of the two checks that Michael Cohen made public in 2019.

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