Former US President Donald Trump appeared before the judge in a $250 million civil fraud case in which the Trump Organization was accused of declaring excess assets to obtain better commercial terms for bank loans and insurance transactions. Before the trial, which was held at the Manhattan Courthouse in New York, USA, New York Attorney General Letitia James stated that Trump would make fun of her and be racist before taking the stand and said, “But at the end of the day, the only thing that matters are facts and figures. Numbers do not lie, my friends.” said.
In his statement before the hearing, Trump described the case as “election interference” and accused the parties of the case of being “political agents”. Trump said, “We will continue and I hope we will do very good things in every respect and win the elections.”
“THIS CRAZY CASE WILL CONTINUE”
When asked about the financial statements during his sworn testimony, Trump said, “I would look at them, I would see them, and maybe I would make some suggestions from time to time,” and said that bankers did not pay much attention to their financial statements and that this would be part of their defense. “We will explain this as long as this case continues. This crazy case will continue. Because we are involving bankers. Very big bankers. They will explain exactly what the processes are. Actually, these were not documents that the banks cared very much about,” Trump said.
“THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL Rally”
Tension rose from time to time during the hearing. While Trump was speaking, Judge Arthur Engoron interrupted him and warned him, “Please answer questions about the hearing, do not make political speeches.” When Trump continued to speak in the same manner despite the warning, Judge Engoron said to Trump’s lawyers, “Please control your client. This is not a political rally. This is a courtroom. Not only do the questions remain unanswered, they are repeated. We have no time to waste. “We have one day with this witness,” he said.
TRUMP’S SONS DID STATEMENT LAST WEEK
Donald Trump’s sons Trump Jr. and Eric Trump appeared before the judge in the same case last week. Trump Jr. In his statement, he stated that after his father became president, they took over the rights of the company, but that experts were handling the accounting matters of the company. Asked by New York Attorney General Colleen Faherty whether he was involved in the preparation of the company’s financial statements, Trump Jr. claimed that he trusted experts in the preparation of such a document. Trump Jr. Stating that he was involved in design and design work at the company, he said, “The accountants worked on this, and we paid them for it.”
HIS ASSETS ARE IN DANGER
While it is alleged that the Trump family committed fraud in official documents by showing their real estate properties at 2 billion more than their value, the Trump family denies the accusations. The Trump family will face a fine of at least $250 million if they lose the case.
On the other hand, the fate of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida, his penthouse in Trump Tower in Manhattan, various office buildings and the golf courses owned by the Trump family, which are the subject of the case, will also be determined depending on the outcome of the case. (UAV)
