At long last, members of the Trump Crime Family will begin to testify in the New York civil fraud trial starting today:
... The relationships between Trump and his three eldest children are likely to be on display over the next two weeks, as Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka are all scheduled to take the witness stand in the civil fraud trial in New York over the Trump Organization’s business practices. Donald Jr., 45, is up first, scheduled to appear on Wednesday; Eric Trump, 39, is scheduled to appear the following day, and Ivanka Trump, 42, on Nov. 8. Trump himself is scheduled to testify on Monday. [snip]
Trump’s adult sons are co-defendants and will probably face questions on the stand about whether they knew of or participated in efforts to pump up the value of company properties on financial statements. Ivanka Trump is likely to be asked about, among other things, her and Deutsche Bank’s role in helping the Trump Organization redevelop the Old Post Office property in D.C. into a luxury hotel.
Control over at least part of the siblings’ collected fortune could be on the line. James has asked that a judge bar Trump and his three eldest children from running New York businesses, buying real estate and taking out loans, and fine them $250 million.
A lawyer for Ivanka Trump did not respond to a request for comment, and a lawyer for Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump declined to comment...
We fully expect the crime family members to take a leaf from the Malignant Loser's playbook in their appearances:
In his initial deposition before the attorney general, Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions for fear of self-incrimination more than 400 times, using it for every question.
Can you say "I take the fifth," or "I don't recall," or "I'm a concrete guy"?
Of course, as Judge Engoron has repeatedly pointed out, the determination that the Trump Crime Family organization engaged in fraud has already been established. This phase of the trial is to determine how much of a financial bath to give the organization, and ultimately the shutting down of its operation in the State of New York.
That, as many have pointed out, is what gnaws at the Malignant Loser most: the kneecapping of his business "empire" and hit to his "fortune." (Recall that he went ballistic recently when Forbes dropped him from their list of the wealthiest 400 Americans, again.) His claims that the suit is "hurting his children" is risible, since he's a raging sociopathic narcissist who would gladly throw any or all of them under a bus to save his worthless orange hide.
Let the testimony games begin --
Happy Trump Family Starts Testifying in Their Fraud Business Trial Day to all who celebrate 🎉
— Karen Schwartz (@pithywidow) November 1, 2023
Boy, I tell you: if the fate of MY financial empire rested on the testimony of slack-brained Don Jr. and Eric trump, LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/C7TadEVBhK
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) November 1, 2023
