Trump fraud trial updates: $250M civil case is ‘the reason everyone’s moving out of New York State;’ ex-prez dad is ‘fired up’ to testify Monday, co-defendant son Eric says
Eric Trump called the $250 million civil fraud case against himself, his father, ex-president Donald Trump, brother Don Jr., and the family real estate company “an absolute joke” after finishing testifying at trial Friday.
“This is a big charade that is a huge waste of taxpayer money and it’s the very reason everyone’s moving out of New York state, and I was actually one of them,” Eric told a gaggle of reporters outside of the lower Manhattan court.
He said his father was “certainly” going to show up to court on Monday to testify, saying the former president of the United States “is very fired up to be here.”
The former president of the United States is next to take the stand in his defense when the case resumes next week. Daughter Ivanka is slated to testify as the state’s final witness next Wednesday, Nov. 8.
The three Trump men are accused of a decades-long scheme in which New York State AG Letitia James alleges the ex-commander in chief “grossly” exaggerated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion a year.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Engoron will decide the outcome of the non-jury trial, which is scheduled to run through December.
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What we’ve covered in the $250M fraud trial against the Trumps:
- Eric Trump, Don Jr. deny involvement in dad’s financial statements that are key to the case
- Trump fined $5K over ‘blatant violation’ of gag order in NYC fraud trial
- NYC developers rip judge in Trump case — and some predict ex-prez will win on appeal
- Ivanka Trump must testify in person at dad’s fraud trial, judge rules