Donald Trump Testifies for 7 Hours in Legal Battle with New York Attorney General

Former President Donald Trump has testified for nearly seven hours in a legal battle with New York’s attorney general over his company’s business practices.

In a reversal of his earlier decision to remain silent, Trump met with lawyers for Attorney General Letitia James and answered questions about allegations that he and his family misled banks and business associates by giving them false information about his net worth and the value of assets such as hotels and golf courses.

Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, said he was “not only willing but also eager to testify.” After the deposition, a lawyer for Trump’s businesses, Christopher Kise, said the former president had spent nearly seven hours “describing in detail his extraordinary business success.”

Key Highlights:

• Trump reversed his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and remained willing to testify.
• Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump last year, claiming he and his family misled banks and business associates by giving them false information about his net worth and the value of assets such as hotels and golf courses.
• Christopher Kise, a lawyer for Trump’s businesses, said that “When the facts of this success, and not politically engineered soundbites, are out in the open, everyone will scoff at the notion any fraud took place.”