Letitia James mocks Trump's 'expert' witnesses for helping her $250 million fraud case
Trump's cronies are proving her case.
New York Attorney General Letitia James recorded another video testimonial that her office plopped on Twitter/X showcasing her smiling at some of the efforts made by former President Donald Trump's legal team to counter the case brought against him in the $250 million civil lawsuit claiming the Trump Organization, Trump himself, and his eldest sons committed widespread fraud for financial gain.
After entering the tenth week of trial, James appeared to mockingly grin when summarizing the "expert" witnesses trotted out in court.
"Over the past few days, we continued to hear testimony from the defendants' many expert witnesses," she said, with extra emphasis placed on the word "expert."
She first brought up one of the witnesses admitting that "the valuations of some of Trump's properties on his statement of financial condition were neither "proper nor reasonable."
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Without naming him, it is likely she's referring to longtime Trump Organization controller Jeff McConney.
During his testimony this week McConney blanked when trying to remember why the decision to value Mar-a-Lago as a private residence was made, but said the effort was wholesome.
"Our intention was always to reflect as best we could the value of these properties," McConney said.
James then talked about another nameless witness, whom she described as a Mar-a-Lago club member.
"In fact, this witness testified that he was at Mar-a-Lago when he ran into Donald Trump who asked for him to 'help' with 'an issue in New York.'"
"That issue was our lawsuit."
She's likely referring to Lawrence Moens, longtime Trump friend, and who counts as clients Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison, casino mogul Steve Wynn, and Citadel hedge fund owner Ken Griffin.
And finally she described the testimony of an accounting professor whose fees she said were "paid for by Save America, Donald Trump's political action committee."
It's believed James is referring to Eli Bartov, an NYU professor.
“There’s no fraud here,” he said after reviewing the statements.
James said that the professor maintained that "the value of Donald Trump's triplex was inflated," adding, "On that, we can agree."
But then she discredited his expertise when validating that Trump's statements were on the up and up "even though he has not prepared a financial statement since the 1980s."