Trump Defense Calls Expert Witnesses to Show Lack of Fraud in SFCs

After beginning with the testimony of Donald Trump Jr. on Nov. 13, defense attorneys in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James against former President Donald Trump continued to present witnesses attesting there was no fraud in the Trump Organization statements of financial condition. On Nov. 14, experts Steven Witkoff and Jason Flemmons testified on valuation and the specifics of certain Trump Organization deals. The attorney general had sought to prohibit both experts from testifying, arguing that the judge had already found President Trump liable for fraud in his Sept. 26 summary judgment, making the witnesses’ appearance “irrelevant.” New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron allowed the testimonies, and state attorneys raised objections throughout Nov. 14’s testimonies....