Eric Trump says he never worked on the Trump Organization's financial statements

Don Jr. also testified on Wednesday that he was not involved in the preparation of his father’s financial statements at all.

Published: November 2, 2023 2:30pm

Updated: November 2, 2023 2:58pm

Former first son Eric Trump testified in court Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million civil fraud trial against the family and their company.

Eric testified that he did not work on the Trump Organization's statement of financial condition and he "didn't know anything about it until this case came to fruition."

"I don't think I ever saw or worked on a statement of financial condition," he said, according to NBC News. "I don’t believe I would have known about it — not what I did."

Don Jr. testified on Wednesday that he was not involved in the preparation of his father’s financial statements at all, including when Donald Trump became president in 2017.

Judge Arthur Engoron sided with James in the civil fraud case in September by ruling that Trump could be held liable for defrauding insurers and banks by inflating the value of his assets, which would have given him better prices for loans and insurance.

James' office says that Trump's children were "aware of, and knowingly participated in" the scheme for years. Ivanka Trump was dropped from the case after an appeals court ruled that the allegations were beyond the statute of limitations.

James is seeking $250 million in damages and to bar Trump and his sons from serving as officials of any New York company.

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