Key Takeaways from Trump Family's Fraud Trial Testimony

The fifth week of the New York fraud trial of Donald Trump saw his sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, take the witness stand and testify that they had little knowledge about the financial statements at the center of the case. They blamed the company's accountants and lawyers for handling the statements, despite evidence showing their involvement. Both sons denied working on the statements, but documents revealed their signatures on deals that used the statements to confirm their father's net worth. The trial also heard that Trump Organization lenders lost an estimated $168 million due to inflated asset valuations. Tensions rose in the courtroom as Trump's lawyers objected to references to the judge's law clerk, leading to a heated argument and an expanded gag order.
- Trump family on trial: five takeaways from a week in the New York fraud case The Guardian US
- Trump unleashes new attack on the legal system after his sons take the stand CNN
- “Beat up badly”: Legal experts say trial appearance “went really poorly for Eric Trump” Yahoo News
- Eric Trump, like Don Jr., denies involvement in dad Donald's financial statements that are key at fraud trial New York Post
- Four things we learned from Trump sons’ fraud trial testimony BBC.com
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