Trump Jr. testifies in $250 million fraud case against family business

[BidenPresident]

Before the trial, Engoron ruled that the defendants and the company broadly committed fraud. The trial, which will be decided by the judge and not a jury, is examining whether the defendants committed specific illegal acts in the course of committing fraud.

The case has the potential to essentially stifle Trump’s ability to conduct business in New York by restricting the ability of officers to do their jobs, by preventing the company from obtaining new loans and from acquiring new properties. The trial involves a civil case, not a criminal one, so no one involved faces any time behind bars as a result.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/01/trump-fraud-trial-donald-jr/

 

[BidenPresident]

Trump Jr was much more combative earlier in the week. In an interview with the rightwing cable TV channel Newsmax on Monday, he claimed the “mainstream media, the people in [Washington] DC … want to throw Trump in jail for a thousand years and/or the death penalty. Truly sick stuff, but this is why we fight.”

James has accused Trump, his eldest sons and other Trump executives of fraudulently inflating the former president’s wealth to secure better loans from banks.

In one example, James said Trump claimed his Trump Tower triplex apartment was 30,000 sq ft, rather than its actual square footage of 10,996.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/01/donald-trump-jr-testimony-documents-fraud-trial

 

[archives]

Testified today he was just a real estate agent and didn’t have any knowledge of the details of the documents he signed

This case is huge for Trump, not only because of the possible consequences on his finances, but it also completely blows up Trump’s claims he was a billionaire business guru

 

[BidenPresident]

Testified today he was just a real estate agent and didn’t have any knowledge of the details of the documents he signed

This case is huge for Trump, not only because of the possible consequences on his finances, but it also completely blows up Trump’s claims he was a billionaire business guru

Don Jr. does not remember anything. No problem, he can be convicted anyway.