McArdle said he personally worked with Trump Organization VP Eric Trump on the project in 2013. Former President Trump and Trump Organization VP Eric Trump both attended the first three days of the trial. When questioned about the seemingly boilerplate accounting obligations to which the Trump Organization agreed, Weisselberg appeared to struggle to articulate who at the Trump Organization fulfilled the basic responsibilities as outlined. “Are you embarrassed about what you did?” Trump Organization attorney Alan Futerfas asked Weisselberg during the criminal trial last November. The Trump Organization was convicted and later paid a $1.6 million fine imposed by the judge overseeing the case.

Source: Forbes October 23, 2023 13:53 UTC