Psychologist Mary Trump predicts Ivanka is going to throw her father 'under the bus'
She has her own teflon. The truth.
The former president's daughter is expected to take the stand in the Lower Manhattan courtroom as early on Friday and her dad's niece, Mary Trump, is certain that when she does, she won't hold back or try to shield her political force of a father.
"She's just going to tell the truth and throw him under the bus," Mary Trump said during a podcast episode "The Good In Us."
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Vanity Fair's Molly Jong-Fast joined her on the Substack platform and agreed.
She explained how not only would Ivanka go down Truth Street because it's the just move, but because she's independently wealthy, and thanks to a ruling by an appeals court citing statute of limitations — she's off the liability hook in the $250 million civil suit.
"Don Jr. does whatever he can to protect his dad and make his dad love him," said Jong-Fast. "And Eric, same."
"But Ivanka, her husband manages $2 billion of Saudi money."
Whatever Ivanka says in her testimony could have a major implications on the fortunes of Donald Trump and his two sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, as well as executives working for the company which could be dissolved and their licenses to do business in the state revoked.
Prosecutors from the New York Attorney General Letitia James' office have been engaged in bringing the $250 million civil fraud case to fruition accusing the Trump Organization, and specifically Trump himself, his sons Don Jr. and Eric as well as the former CFO Allen Weisselberg of inflating the values of their assets to gain loans and deals.
Mary Trump concurred that Ivanka is "legitimately wealthy, unlike the rest."
Jong-Fast rattled off how having deep pockets grants Ivanka the independence that he brothers lack.
So she can feel free to sing without any concern financial strings attached by crossing the firmer president.
"She's legitimately wealthy through her husband's business, which is built on her father's connections," said Jong-Fast. "But still, she doesn’t have to sell hats to buy her jewelry. She has money."
"She's not just selling the water and the old steaks. She doesn't have to design plastic shoes. She's moved on."
The writer is referring to how at one point Trump had sold the rights to his name to be branded on bottled water and choice cuts. Ivanka at one time ran a fashion label which she shuttered in 2018.
"You could see her just going up there saying whatever she wants to say, daddy protecting her, and ultimately her being the linchpin," said Jong-Fast. "I don't think that's what happens. But I do think she ends up being the most unscathed because why wouldn't she be?"
Mary also thinks the chess play here is to outflank her father, who is also set to testify and could try to sell out his kids to save himself.
"I think Donald would throw her under the bus if he needed to because he doesn't care about anybody," she said. "But I also do find it very interesting and harder or trickier for Donald that she's now testifying after he does."