Posted on 11/23/2023 1:10:21 PM PST by thegagline
New York Attorney General Letitia James has been handed a "smoking gun" in the civil fraud case against Donald Trump, according to an attorney.
Jeffrey McConney, the Trump Organization's former corporate controller, testified on Tuesday that it was his understanding that Trump reviewed financial statements before they were finalized, contradicting previous testimony.
"This was probably the worst day for Donald in the New York City fraud case," attorney Joe Gallina said during an interview with Mary Trump, the former president's estranged niece. "This was very simply the smoking gun Attorney General Letitia James was looking for."
James filed a lawsuit against the former president alleging that Trump and executives at his company, including his adult sons, fraudulently inflated his net worth on his financial statements to secure favorable loans and insurance.
Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the case, ruled in September that Trump and other defendants engaged in fraud. The trial is to decide remaining claims of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records, as well as how much damages the organization should pay. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Lawyers for James' office on Tuesday presented McConney with a draft of Trump's net worth statement for 2014 that had a note in blue ink on the first page that said: "DJT TO GET FINAL REVIEW" and exaggerated his net worth by $3.5 billion, according to James.
Trump previously said he had little involvement in preparing the annual net-worth statements. In a pretrial deposition, he denied knowing who had written "DJT to get final review" on the 2014 draft.
"I can't think of a bigger smoking gun than having a fraudulent document, allegedly, that is what the state is saying, this document is the one that exaggerated Donald's worth by over $3.5 billion,"***
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Probably another pile of noting when analyzed by law.
In her dreams.
“Jeffrey McConney, the Trump Organization’s former corporate controller, testified on Tuesday that it was his understanding that Trump reviewed financial statements before they were finalized, contradicting previous testimony.”
In other words, he doesn’t know for sure and is just giving his personal opinion.
Another nothingburger.
A note in Blue ink.
Like a Blue dress?
MOST likely a cursory glance...
trump os NOT an ACCOUNTANT——
AS NON OF THESE ATTACK DOG LAWYERS ALSO ARE NOT ACCOUNTANTS.
These charges are totally bogus.
SHOW ME THE LAWS HE “BROKE”.
I can say my purebred Arabian stallion is worth $30 million.
I am entitled to MY opinion about what I own.
MANY “BANK LOAN EXPERTS” reviewed the papers Trump presented.
TRUMP PAID BACK ALL THE LOANS.
THE BANKS MADE INTEREST ON THOSE LOANS
WHAT LAWS WERE BROKEN?????
“It was his understanding...” Scoff! Yeah, undisputable. Doesn’t sound like proof to me.
Former comptroller...
I have a pencil that I has a valuation of a billion dollars if you’re interested.
Yep, another gaslighting headline.
his understanding... yeah, that and $5bucks gets him a cup of commie coffee at $tarsucks too
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What a joke this is. I hope Leticia is disbarred.
Why wouldn’t Trump review financial statements prepared by the accountants?
James is fishing in lake without fish.
BB guns don’t smoke.
So what? He reviewed his financials. 😆
“Preparing” does not mean “reviewing” even if this is accurate so what does it prove?
These people are idiots but the judge is a partisan moron who is allowing anything.
Letitia James is just the House maid for the Democrat Plantation.
Mary Trump appears to be a lying psychotic piece of excrement.
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