More from the article...

... Weisselberg, 76, surrendered to the Manhattan prosecutor's office earlier Monday and entered state court in handcuffs, wearing a mask, before pleading guilty to five counts of perjury. Prosecutors accused Weisselberg of lying under oath when he answered questions in a deposition in May and at the October trial about allegations that Trump lied about his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies. ...

@#1 ... The perjury conviction could serve as a warning to other witnesses in Bragg's trial against Trump on criminal charges of falsifying business records ...

.... or lying about things under oath.

This, from the cited article, looks interesting...

... Weisselberg has already served a jail term for tax fraud and falsification of business records in an unrelated case.

But he received a $2 million settlement when leaving the Trump Organization and hasn't cooperated with government lawyers while testifying at Trump's fraud trial. ...

Was that $2M to ~encourage~ him to lie or, as the article notes the judge put it, be 'intentionally evasive' in his testimony?

If so, is there an "obstruction of justice" investigation in the works?

@#2 ... Hmmm ...

Yeah, it seems that parts of Trump Inc's defense in the fraud trial may have been based upon perjurious testimony.

This ain't good.

@#4

Yup.

But, imho, that is a minor part of this plea deal.

Fmr Pres Trump has appealed the fraud ruling against him.

And now, one of his supporting witnesses has pleaded guilty to perjury in his testimony in the case.

Does that guilty plea by Trump Inc's CFO help or hurt the appeal?