Alan LewisDec 10, 2023

Newsweek

Trump Witness Undermined Credibility With Payment Remarks: Ex-Prosecutor
Dec 10, 2023 at 5:20 AM EST

By Ewan Palmer
News Reporter

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-witness-eli-bartov-paid-fraud-new-york-trial-1851048

This is a very interesting look at Trump's fraud trial.

If you get, as I did, an advertisement blocking your view of several paragraphs, try this MSN posting of the same Newsweek article.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-witness-undermined-credibility-with-payment-remarks-ex-prosecutor/ar-AA1lh0lY?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=d7074bcb304a4f9cb973614170cbb2c6&ei=15

To my way of thinking, questioning or even attacking Prof. Bartov's integrity is a mistake. Instead, it seems to me, Trump's team shopped around for a fringe thinker whose views suit their client's case. If I am wrong about this, accountants will know. Meanwhile, legal analysis seems to edge out accounting analysis.

I think I need to go back to watch the Monty Python sketch on accountancy.

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#alexwitt #arthurengoron #democrats #donaldtrump #donaldtrumpfraud #elibartov #judgearthurengoron #judgeengoron #kevinwallace #kristygreenberg #michielmccarty #trump #trumpfraud

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Trump Witness Undermined Credibility With Payment Remarks: Ex-Prosecutor

Eli Bartov was paid $877,500 before telling a New York civil trial there is "no evidence" the former president committed fraud.

Newsweek
Show threadNonilexNov 1, 2023

State expert, #MichielMcCarty, testified he conducted an analysis of risk differentials of what the true interest rates would have been if the statements of financial condition accurately stated #Trump's assets.

#NYAG shows exhibit 1 from McCarty’s report, the "Lost Interest Calculation."
(see pic)

Total of #LostInterest: $168,040,168 (yikes)
Properties: Doral, Old Post Office, Chicago & 40 Wall Street (Trump Tower).

#law #civil #fraud #TrumpOrganization #LetitiaJames #TrumpTrial #GAAP

Show threadNonilexNov 1, 2023

The last witness before Trump Jr is #MichielMcCarty, state's expert.

1st he testified to his qualifications as an expert. Then his testimony switched to his report.

The 1st category of his report is “lost interest.”

#Trump has argued that everyone made money on the #loans at issue in the case, but problematically #banks gave the #TrumpOrganization favorable terms based on judicially determined #fraudulent statements of #financial condition.

#law #civil #fraud #NYAG #LetitiaJames #TrumpTrial

Show threadNonilexNov 1, 2023

As prelude for #DonaldTrumpJr, we have #DavidOrowitz, the #TrumpOrganization’s snr VP of acquisitions & development; & #MichielMcCarty, state's expert + chairman & CEO of the investment #bank M.M.Dillon & Co.

First up #Orowitz.

#NYAG's counsel Eric Haren showed Orowitz a Dec 16, 2011 email he wrote to #AllenWeisselberg.

Subject: IMPORTANT: Need to discuss now

"Allen,
Ivanka wanted me to change the language in the GAAP section. She asked that I review with you."

#law #civil #fraud #Trump