Eric Trump was pressed about what steps he took to verify information before signing documents certifying that his father’s financial statements were correct, and insisted he would never sign something inaccurate.
Updated: 16 minutes agoEric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, center, is seated ahead of his second day of testimony at New York State Supreme Court, Friday, Nov. 03, 2023 in New York. In a civil case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, members of the Trump family and the Trump Organization are accused of inflating the value of properties by billions of dollars to obtain favorable loan terms from banks.
appeared to be laying groundwork to blame any irregularities in the financial statements on the Trump Organization’s longtime outside accountant, Donald Bender. Trump Jr. testified that the company “relied heavily on” Bender as “a point person for just about anything we did, accounting wise.” Earlier in the trial, appraiser David McArdle testified that Eric Trump took an active interest a decade ago in appraisals of some Trump-owned properties, including a golf course where the family envisioned 71 high-end townhomes in New York’s suburban Westchester County. In an email at the time, McArdle said that “Eric Trump has lofty ideas on value,” assuming the townhouses would easily sell for $1,000 per square foot.
The civil lawsuit is separate from four criminal cases the former president is facing while he campaigns to retake the White House in 2024.
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