Donald Trump’s civil fraud case is heating up. The former president’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have both taken the stand and shown how heavily involved they were in the Trump Organization during the years the alleged fraud took place.
When Don Jr. took the stand, he was presented evidence that showed he signed off on financial documents with the inflated values of estates, per The New Yorker. One of these documents included a “management representation” letter to Mazars, the accounting company the Trumps used, that “assured” the Trump Organization had filed “valuation estimates [that] were reasonable and contained no material inaccuracies.” When presented with this damning piece of evidence, Don Jr. simply said it was a “cover-your-butt” letter. Throughout his time in court, he was presented with several documents that seemed to prove he was aware of the fraud going on.
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According to CNN, when Eric testified after Don Jr., he was also shown documents that implied he was “aware of the $45 million value” of the Briarcliff Manor estate which, according to Letitia James, ended up being worth much less than what was listed. The following day, Eric took the stand once more and was presented with even more incriminating evidence that showed him signing off on several loans during 2020 and 2021 that “contained inflated valuations,” per The New Yorker. All the evidence seemed to point to Don Jr. and Eric having knowledge of the alleged fraud, but they continued to deny they had anything to do with it.
