Post by Odysseus on Oct 2, 2023 22:29:53 GMT
An accountant who worked on the tax returns of Donald Trump testified Monday as the first witness at the former president’s $250 million civil fraud trial in New York.
The accountant, former Mazars USA partner Donald Bender, estimated that from 2011 until his retirement he spent an estimated 45% to 55% of his work time on Trump-related work. ...
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Trump, who was seated in the courtroom, appeared agitated at Bender’s testimony toward the end of the day, NBC News reported. His face at times turned red, and at one point he pointed and waved his finger around while whispering aggressively to a defense attorney.
Bender took the stand after a tense first half of the day, in which an attorney for Trump clashed with the judge, and the former president stared down James, whose lawsuit is the subject of the trial. ...
The accountant, former Mazars USA partner Donald Bender, estimated that from 2011 until his retirement he spent an estimated 45% to 55% of his work time on Trump-related work. ...
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Trump, who was seated in the courtroom, appeared agitated at Bender’s testimony toward the end of the day, NBC News reported. His face at times turned red, and at one point he pointed and waved his finger around while whispering aggressively to a defense attorney.
Bender took the stand after a tense first half of the day, in which an attorney for Trump clashed with the judge, and the former president stared down James, whose lawsuit is the subject of the trial. ...