Eric Trump Says in NY Fraud Trial He’d Never Sign Inaccurate Documents

Ex-president’s son says he relied on accountants and lawyers
Civil fraud trial resumes Monday with Donald Trump testifying

Eric Trump during a trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on Nov. 2.
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Hurtado and Erik Larson

November 3, 2023 at 7:29 PM UTC

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Eric Trump, who helps run the former president’s real estate business, testified that financial documents sent by his father’s company to Deutsche Bank AG to obtain loans for the Trump Organization were “accurate,” even though a judge has already determined they were fraudulent.

“I wouldn’t sign something that was not accurate,” Eric Trump, 39, said Friday in a New York court. It was his second day providing sworn testimony in a trial over civil fraud claims by the state.