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#McConney testified that he retired earlier this yr & was given a severance of $500k, $125k of which he’s still owed but isn’t contingent on anything other than his “being alive.”
He blamed #Bender's #accounting firm for the #financial statements the AG says were grossly inflated.
“We, being the #TrumpOrganization, did not prepare the statements. #Mazars, as our #accountant, did,” he said.
McConney was the 1st witness for the Manhattan DA in the #criminal #trial against the #TrumpOrg last yr.
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#Trump’s attys declined to cross-examine #CameronHarris, but they reserved the right to call him back to the stand later.
Instead, they spent the last hour of court continuing their cross-examination of fmr #Mazars USA #accountant #DonaldBender.
After defense highlighted Bender's inconsistent statements about Mazars' use of specialists to evaluate assets, #Bender seemed to struggle to articulate how Mazars provided #accounting expertise.
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#WhitleyPenn #accountant, #CameronHarris, said he was responsible for compiling & checking the docs for obvious errors but the clients were ultimately in charge of preparing the info.
"Who's responsible for the statement of financial condition?" asked state atty #KevinWallace.
"The client's responsible for that," Harris replied.
Things got more professional after #Trump left. Before, they objected so often Engoron called them out. After, defense didn’t log a single one.
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#Suarez took #Bender through a series of “engagement continuance forms” internal to his fmr #accounting firm #Mazars that listed #Bender as the partner in charge. The #judge seemed unimpressed, however, & suggested they move on.
#Trump appeared engaged w/his fmr #accountant's #testimony & complained at one point he couldn't hear what Bender was saying. Bender then started speaking more clearly & closer to the microphone.
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#Day3 of Trump’s #fraud #trial has begun
#Trump atty #Suarez questions #Bender.
After Bender testified a correction on the size of Trump's triplex #apartment was the work of the #TrumpOrganization & not him, Suarez suggested that Bender was lying when he said a now-deceased #accountant was his “relationship partner” at #Mazars for all Trump work.
A relationship ptnr, is who might have originated the biz relationship & might handle bills, but isn’t necessarily the lead handling the work.
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The first #witness they plan to call is Trump's fmr #accountant #DonaldBender of #Mazars USA, which last year severed its business relationship w/ #Trump after learning of the #NYAG's findings. During the #TrumpOrganization's 2022 #criminal #trial on charges of helping certain executives evade #taxes, Bender testified that Trump reported massive losses on his tax returns, including losing a combined $1 billion between 2009 & 2010.