Trump's attorneys said they planned to shorten their remaining direct examination when Pereless returns to the stand tomorrow. "I am assuming it means Donald Trump, but I don't recall specifically," Pereless said. Pereless still said she could not recall specific steps cited in the document, and even struggled to confirm who the aforementioned "DT" was. "I analyzed and compiled the information provided," Pereless testified about a 2014 credit report, saying could not recall the specific steps she took in detail.ĭefense attorney Jesus Suarez attempted to refresh her recollection by showing her a document titled "DT Due Diligence Items" that listed steps that included reviewing Trump's personal tax reports, understanding ownership structures for assets, and learning of Trump's financial commitments. Despite being called as a defense witness, she struggled to recall any details about the process and appeared uncooperative on the witness stand. Pereless physically reviewed Trump's bank and brokerage statements with a colleague, according to documents shown at trial, and signed Deutsche Bank credit reports. Nov 28, 5:37 PM EST Ex-Deutsche Bank VP can't describe Trump's due diligence Link Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this articleįormer Deutsche Bank vice president Emily Pereless, testifying for the defense, appeared reluctant to offer details about the process of reviewing Donald Trump's bank and brokerage statements between 20. "It's effectively saying, 'User beware,'" Flemmons said.īut Engoron said Flemmons only addressed the methods used in the statements, rather than the numbers themselves, which could have been incorrect.ĭefense attorneys are scheduled to call additional witnesses over the next week before Eric Trump and Donald Trump return to the stand as the defense wraps up its case in the next two weeks. That same day, Trump's lawyers also presented testimony from expert witness Jason Flemmons that Trump disclosed that the values of nearly 95% of the assets in his financial statements departed from generally accepted accounting practices. Engoron, however, declined to allow testimony related to that argument, saying, "The reader of the financial statement has the right to know whether each particular number was accurate." At the time, Trump declared his seven-bedroom home one of “the finest apartments in the top building in the best location in the hottest city in the world.” It seems then, as now, modesty was not his strength.Nov 28, 6:34 PM EST Judge appears dubious of defense's latest argument Link Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email this articleĬourt was adjourned for the day following an afternoon in which Judge Engoron appeared to shoot down one of the defense's main remaining arguments following defense attorneys' request for a directed verdict.ĭefense lawyer Chris Kise argued that the state failed to prove that Trump's lenders would have acted differently had they known about the fraud alleged by the New York attorney general - but Engoron said "the mere fact that the lenders were happy doesn't mean the statute wasn't violated."Įarlier this month, during testimony from the defense's first expert witness Steven Witkoff, Trump's lawyers attempted to argue that Trump had undervalued some of his properties, which balanced out the alleged inflated properties in his statement of financial condition. Guided by Ivana’s love of pastels and the couple’s preference for over-the-top luxury, the late Angelo Donghia designed a mirrored box where Trump’s opulence was on full display: in the banquette covered with fabric painted in 24K gold, in the gold-leaf ceilings, and in the crystal chandeliers and candlesticks throughout. Naturally, every surface of the home shimmers like liquid gold. While they could certainly be applied to the presidential race that is currently unfolding between the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton, the phrase was, of course, referring to the apartment Trump shared with then-wife Ivana and their three children. Aronson’s story on Donald Trump's Trump Tower triplex appeared in the July 1985 issue of Architectural Digest, we couldn’t have imagined how prescient the writer’s words would be. “Like the view from this unique aerie, the expansion of the house of Trump seems to know no end.” When the last sentence of Steven M.
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