Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant in the case, and her lawyers had tried to prevent her from testifying.
Ivanka Trump testified in a New York civil fraud trial centered around accusations that her father and his company inflated his net worth to secure better financing terms.
The New York attorney general's office is asking for a $250 million fine and a permanent prohibition on the Trump family doing business in New York.
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, recently testified in a New York civil fraud trial. The trial is centered around accusations that Trump and his company inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion to secure better financing terms. Ivanka Trump, who worked on real estate deals for the company, stated she was not involved in calculating her father's net worth.
During her testimony, Ivanka Trump maintained that the Trump Organization has 'overdelivered' on its projects. However, she could not provide insight on the financial documents central to the case. She also stated that she was not familiar with the financial statements at the heart of the case.
The New York attorney general's office is asking for a $250 million fine and a permanent prohibition on the Trump family doing business in New York. The trial will decide allegations of conspiracy, insurance fraud, and falsifying business records. Despite Ivanka Trump's testimony, no single piece of evidence directly implicated the former president as the author of any fraudulent conduct.
Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant in the case, and her lawyers had tried to prevent her from testifying. The New York attorney general's office rested its case after her testimony. The outcome of this trial could determine the future of the former president's business and real estate empire.
The trial will determine the punishment, with the attorney general asking for a $250 million fine and a permanent prohibition on the Trump family doing business in New York.
No single piece of evidence directly implicated the former president as the author of any fraudulent conduct, but the facts tying him and his family to the inflated financial statements left the defense with a daunting task.
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Her father went on the attack. Her brothers backed away. And on Wednesday, Ivanka Trump calmly sidestepped accusations that her family’s business prospered thanks to a lie.
Ivanka's testimony was described as cordial, disciplined, controlled, and courteous, but questions were raised about its credibility.
The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, stated that Ivanka was involved in negotiating and securing loans for the Trump Organization, which she benefitted from.
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The article uses a click-bait headline, 'Poised Ivanka Trump Testimony, Still Hurts Dad in Fraud Case', which implies Ivanka's testimony was damaging to her father, but the body of the article does not provide substantial evidence to support this claim.
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The article uses emotionally charged language such as 'fraudulent statements of financial condition that she benefitted from, she was enriched' which could indicate a bias against Ivanka Trump and the Trump Organization.
Ivanka Trump is no longer a defendant in the case, and her lawyers had tried to prevent her from testifying.
The trial will decide allegations of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records.
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Ivanka Trump didn't want to testify. But on the stand Wednesday in her father's civil fraud trial, she took the opportunity to contend the family business has 'overdelivered,' even as she kept her distance from financial documents that New York state says were fraudulent.