Donald Trump Jr. Testimony Kicks Off Trump Defense in NY Fraud Trial

Published on November 13, 2023

Donald Trump Jr., executive vice president at the Trump Organization, testified on Monday as the witness’s first defense in a fraud trial naming him, his brother Eric Trump, his father former President Donald Trump, and other executives as defendants. “My father saw a lot of things before other people in real estate,” he said on the witness stand, beginning his testimony with an overview of his work at the Trump Organization. Mr. Trump was questioned by state attorneys two weeks ago, and was not cross-examined at the time. During that testimony, he, like his siblings, said more than once that he had not been involved in the creation of the Trump organization’s statements of financial condition (SFC)....