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Trump’s Sons Deny Role in Preparing Documents in Fraud Trial
- Donald Trump Jr. says he trusted work of family’s accountants
- Eric Trump testifies he didn’t know of documents until lawsuit
Eric Trump.
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Former President Donald Trump’s sons took turns on the witness stand disavowing any role in preparing financial records at the center of New York’s $250 million civil fraud suit against them and their father, even when evidence suggested otherwise.
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who help run the family real estate empire, are accused of conspiring to inflate the value of their father’s assets by as much as $3.6 billion a year to get better terms from banks and insurers. They both answered questions Thursday under oath by lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed the lawsuit last year.