New York Attorney General Letitia James slammed Donald Trump Jr.’s performance. on the stand in a civil fraud case that threatens his family’s real estate empire — said in a video that the Trumps are “trying to draw attention and distract” but that “facts don’t lie.”
“After spending an entire day walking through a marketing presentation to sell us all on the greatness of the Trump Organization, the defendants still haven’t made a point to refute the case we brought against them,” James said in a video posted to his X account on Mondayfollowing the testimony of Don Jr.
“The Trumps can try to attract attention and distract with shiny pictures of golf courses and glowing lights of condominium towers,” the AG said. “But we all know the facts of this case and the facts don’t lie.”
“This is a courtroom, not a boardroom,” he added.
James appears to be referring to a slide show titled “The Trump Story” shown by defense attorneys in Manhattan Supreme Court during the former eldest son’s testimony and which traces the history of Trump’s real estate empire back to the development of Don Jr.’s great-grandfather. in the Yukon region of Canada.
Don Jr., 45, told the court that his father, former President Donald Trump, was a “real estate artist” and noted that the Trump Organization’s properties were “sexy” and “the crown jewel.”
Donald Trump Jr. was recalled by Trump’s lawyers to testify on Monday where he spoke about his family business and his father. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
He was the first witness called by Trump’s legal team as it began presenting its case Monday in James’ lawsuit alleging the former president lied on annual financial statements for a decade, exaggerating his net worth into the billions a year to secure loan terms. and better insurance.
Don Jr., — who previously testified two weeks ago in the Attorney General’s case — was questioned for about four hours by his attorney on Monday in what appeared to be a sales pitch about how great his father’s wealth and the Trump Org are.
On Tuesday, the Trump side called accountant Jason Flemmons as an expert witness, who testified that the disclaimer on the financial statements — which Trump has claimed absolves him of liability — served as a “consumer beware” warning to banks.
New York Attorney General Letitia James denounced the testimony that accused Don Jr. did not deny any of his claims.
They include “highest-level denials” of the accuracy of Trump’s assets, Flemmons claimed, according to ABC News.
Language in the disclaimer allowed Trump to place valuations that dramatically deviated from generally accepted accounting principles, he testified.
Trump has insisted that the clause should exempt him from claims in the suit, but Judge Arthur Engoron — who decided the non-jury case — has ruled that the disclaimer actually places “the responsibility for accuracy squarely on the defendant’s shoulders.”
James called his final witness, Ivanka Trump, last week as part of a $250 million lawsuit against the former president, his two eldest children and the family’s real estate company.
James has accused Donald Trump of exaggerating his net worth by billions a year to get better loan and insurance terms. via REUTERS
Trump’s three children, Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric, all denied having anything to do with making the annual statement during their testimony over the past two weeks.
During Trump’s testimony, he also denied any wrongdoing in the case and accused the judge and James of fraud against him.
Trump, 77, has taken every opportunity in front of media cameras and on his platform Truth Social to personally attack James and the judge in the case.
James has also posted several videos aimed at rebutting Trump’s comments and his defense case.
Trump’s lawyers have confirmed that Eric is also scheduled to be called back to the witness stand as part of the defense case.
It is possible that the former commander-in-chief will also be recalled at some point before the defense rests around Dec. 15.
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