NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump 'knew exactly what was going on with his top executives,' a prosecutor claimed Thursday during closing statements in the criminal tax fraud trial of Trump's namesake real estate company.
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump"knew exactly what was going on with his top executives," a prosecutor claimed Thursday during closing statements in the criminal tax fraud trial of Trump's namesake real estate company.
"You have heard no evidence in this case that Mr. Trump or any of his children were aware of anything improper," van der Veen said during his closing argument. The prosecutor urged the jury to focus on a single question:"Are the corporations liable for the conduct of its employees?" The longtime CFO, who agreed to testify as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, said his primary goal in arranging the perks was to"save pretax dollars."
"They wanted something with the Trumps attached to it," van der Veen said, drawing an objection from prosecutor Josh Steinglass that the judge overruled. "If you want to keep committing tax fraud you don't ask your accountant for his blessing," Steinglass said.
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