To be fair, the original CNN article from Oct. 2023 that this piece cites, doesn’t agree or disagree with Trump’s assessment of his Mar-a-Lago property’s value. It disputes Trump’s alleged claim that the court agreed with him. They cite Trump’s Truth from that time stating “[It has] been agreed in Court that Mar-a-Lago is WORTH 50 to 100 times the Value [New York Attorney General Letitia James had ascribed to it].
It seems pretty clear to me that Trump was referring to expert court testimony that was in agreement with his assessment, not, as the CNN article interprets Trump’s comment to mean, that Engeron agreed with him. CNN misinterpreted Trump’s initial Truth, probably intentionally, so they could have a pretext to claim Trump was lying. Typical dishonest reporting from CNN, but again be fair, they didn’t actually dispute Trump’s valuation. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have disputed it in other pieces they’ve written. They just didn’t do it in this one.
It seems pretty clear to me that Trump was referring to expert court testimony that was in agreement with his assessment,