...Trump's attorneys on Wednesday released a transcript of his April 13 deposition as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James's lawsuit into Trump's business dealings. James, a Democrat, filed a $250 million civil lawsuit last year accusing the former president, the Trump Organization and three of his adult children of misrepresenting business assets to obtain favorable loans and tax benefits. They are also accused of inflating Trump's net worth by billions of dollars....
....In his deposition, Trump said he had become less involved in the business in recent years. He stepped away from management after assuming office in 2017, delegating top roles to his children—though he continued to profit off his businesses while in office through 2021, sparking concerns about conflicts of interest....
..."My son Eric is much more involved with it than I am. I've been doing other things. And I guess you could say on something major, final decisions, whatever. But I've been much less involved in it than—over the last five years, five or six years than ever before," Trump said.
..."I keep repeating myself over and over and over. Donald doesn't care about anyone of you and will look to make you the scapegoat," Cohen wrote in a Friday post on X in reference to an article about Trump not funding the defenses of his co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case.
