Eric Trump gets tripped up in N.Y. fraud case testimony: report
The New York prosecutors suing the Trump Organization for $250 million tripped up Eric Trump when he took the stand Thursday, according to a new report.
The former president's son reportedly contradicted himself over financial statements provided to the company’s in-house comptroller Jeffrey McConney about Donald Trump's financial condition, ABC News reports.
While Eric Trump testified Thursday that he'd provided McConney with the information, video from his deposition shows him telling prosecutors, "I have no recollection of ever providing Jeff material to be used in a statement that I've ever seen.”
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After watching video of his own testimony, Eric Trump admitted, "I don't think it would have ever registered" what the material was for.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for the Trump family business, which could find itself banned from conducting business in the state of New York and forced to give up Trump Tower, ABC News notes.
The Trumps have denied being liable of fraud and accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of using her position to pursue a political agenda. Judge Arthur Engoron, however, has found them liable in a summary judgment — making the trial largely about determining consequences.
James in turn argues, “There aren't two sets of laws for people in this nation: former presidents must be held to the same standards as everyday Americans.”