Trump fraud trial defence witness was paid nearly $900,000 for testimony
The final defence expert witness for Donald Trump and his co-defendants in a trial stemming from a blockbuster fraud lawsuit was paid nearly $900,000 for his testimony.
Across two days of testimony inside New York County Supreme Court this week, New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov labeled the complaint against the former president, his adult sons and associates under the Trump Organization umbrella “absurd”.
On Thursday, he told the’s complaint “allegation by allegation” to “try to find at least something, some proof, that would provide some basis” for them.
