His children must now also testify in the fraud trial against Donald Trump. Son Eric doesn’t cut a particularly good figure.
New York – In the fraud trial against former US President Donald Trump in New York, several of his children have now been called to the witness stand. First were on Wednesday and Thursday Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump questioned in court in Manhattan. A survey of daughter Ivanka and Donald Trump himself was also planned for next week.
The trial involves allegations by the public prosecutor’s office that the ex-president, his sons and employees manipulated the value of the Trump Organization for years in order to obtain cheaper loans and insurance contracts. The Republican Trump is not threatened with a prison sentence or a direct impact on his presidential candidacy, but a conviction could cause him great business damage.
According to consistent media reports, Donald Trump Jr. said that he did “everything and everything” for the Trump Organization – but he didn’t bother with the billing. “I’ll leave that to my accountants.”
Fraud trial against Donald Trump: son Eric has to explain himself
Deputy Attorney General Andrew Amer then questioned Eric Trump on Thursday (November 2). At issue was Eric’s involvement in the Trump Organization’s financial reports – documents that are responsible for misvaluing Trump’s assets and could seriously harm the former president’s companies.
Eric Trump also testified that he never dealt with communications regarding the Trump Organization’s financial situation. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen or worked on a financial statement. I don’t think I would have known about it – it wasn’t what I was responsible for.”
However, prosecutors produced a series of emails and several telephone conversations showing that Eric Trump discussed such documents with Trump Organization employees. Among them is former CFO Allen Weisselberg, who is also charged in the case.
Eric Trump knew about the annual balance: “It looks like this”
In one document – the 2013 financial report – the then controller of the Trump Organization Jeff McConney wrote that the valuation of a Trump company was based on a phone call with Eric Trump. How CNN reports, prosecutors also submitted an August 2013 email from McConney to Eric Trump regarding “Mr. Trump’s Annual Report” was sent.
“So you knew about your father’s annual balance sheet from August 20, 2013, right?” Eric was confronted with the email during the interview. “It looks like it, yes,” he replied. He then attempted to clarify the difference between the financial discussion with McConney and the specific financial statements associated with the allegations in the lawsuit. How CNN reports, Eric Trump has confirmed the authenticity of the August 2013 email, adding: “I realize I sent notes to Jeff McConney; I worked with him almost every day.”
“What doesn’t seem to be registered is the difference between submitting financial data and submitting financial reports,” Trump said in his defense. He added on the witness stand that he “doesn’t think he was ever aware” that the conversation in question with McConney was “about a personal financial statement.” “That was a detail that was irrelevant to me,” he said.
Donald Trump “sad”
Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed that the allegations against him in the civil lawsuit are part of a larger “witch hunt” to harm his re-election chances in 2024. He denies any wrongdoing. In a post on Truth Social The former president wrote on Thursday that it was “so sad” that his sons also had to testify in the case. Trump himself is expected to take the witness stand next week.
Because of numerous verbal gaffes by Donald Trump, who was personally present at the trial several times, Judge Arthur Engoron has already threatened the ex-president with serious consequences and imposed a fine.
The former president wants to be re-elected next year. He is the most promising candidate for the candidacy republican. According to many observers, he is using the trial as advertising for his presidential campaign. (skr/afp)
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