First, the CFO was threatened repeatedly with extreme jail sentences for him and his son. He is over 70 and was convinced the crooked NY courts would convict him and give him basically a life sentence (15 years).
Second, while Trump came from a wealthy family, he has earned his own money as well with hotels, casinos, etc. Trump haters make up lies about Trump every chance they get.
Trump needs to pick people made of sterner stuff then. As for his wealth, the Trump name was already established and respected well before Donald Trump reached adulthood. Who knows how Trump’s life would have turned out if he had been born into a middle class family living in Queens.