Don Jr., Eric Trump wash hands of financial statements at the heart of N.Y. civil case

Former President Donald Trump’s adult sons distanced themselves Thursday from business statements described by New York Attorney General Letitia James as fraudulent, testifying they relied on accountants and legal advisers to prepare the forms before signing them.

“If they assured me in their expert opinion that these things were fine, I would’ve been fine with that and signed off accordingly,” he said. Ms. James, a Democrat, said in a social media video that Donald Trump Jr. showed “very little understanding” of the financial machinery within the Trump Organization despite being a senior player in the family business for years.

A state lawyer later pointed to an email Eric Trump received as far back as 2013 from a company executive who was asking for help with information he needed for Donald Trump’s financial statement. Before the trial began, Judge Arthur Engoron found Donald Trump liable for misrepresenting the value of some of his properties, handing Ms. James an early victory on one of her claims.

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