Trump Family Live Test: Ivanka recalls Donald's 'tender love' for golf, is proud of her time at Trump Org and defends Jared's loan letters
t jury, will decide the outcome of the trial. Earlier, when a lawyer from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office called Ivanka as a witness, the judge joked, "Who is she?" with an impassive expression on his face. Attorney General James watched from her seat in the front row of the gallery where she sat each day of the trial, which began in early October. The former president of the United States testified Monday in a $250 million civil suit. Trump lost his temper on the witness table, yelling and attacking Judge Engoron and Attorney General James, saying they were "trying to hurt him". The state's civil case accuses the former commander-in-chief of 'grossly' overstating his net worth by an amount''up to $3.6 billion a year to save millions on bank loans and insurance. Follow The Post's live coverage as Ivanka testifies in Trump's fraud trial: Before her testimony ended around 4:20 p.m., Ivanka was asked to comment on her time at the Trump Organization, from which she left in 2017 to work for her father in the White House. "I'm incredibly proud of my work at the Trump Hotel and these two renovations," the mom of three responded, referring to the hotel in Washington, D.C. and Trump National Golf Club in Miami. Ivanka Trump said her efforts "required a lot of vision and hard work." She said her efforts "required a lot of vision and hard work." "We accomplished all the tasks we set out to do," she added.'''Earlier, when Ivanka was questioned by an attorney from the attorney general's office, she confirmed that she received $4 million from the May 2022 sale of Trump's Washington, D.C. hotel. Ivanka and her brothers each owned a 7.5% stake in the property, known as the Old Post Office building, with their father owning the remaining 77.5%. Attorney General Louis Solomon's attorney asked Ivanka about how much she made from the sale, and she said she couldn't remember the "exact" amount. Solomon then presented a document showing that the former first daughter received $4 million dollars from the deal. "That matches my recollection," Ivanka stated. Ivanka further testified that her father had a 'deep and nostalgic love' for the Doral Golf Club, which influenced his choice to purchase the property''in 2012. "My father had a deep and nostalgic love" for the Miami golf club for many years before their purchase, she said in response to questions from her father's attorneys. Ivanka Trump is shown numerous documents on the witness table during her civil trial against the Trump Organization on fraud charges. She said her father told her that he took Ivanka Trump's mom, Ivanka Trump, to this resort - which was later named Trump National Doral Golf Club - and that it had a wonderful spa. A family portrait of social Ivana Trump, her son Eric Trump, her ex-husband businessman Donald Trump and her daughter Ivanka Trump sitting at a table at Mar-a-Lago Manor, Palm Beach, Florida in 1998.Getty Images 'Between the time he was there with his father''on the golf course, and my being there as a kid ... he had the warmest feelings about the place and a strong sense that it wasn't living up to its potential." Ivanka added that the former president had a "special affinity for golf." Ivanka Trump in a courtroom drawing. REUTERS The former first daughter said Deutsche Bank was excited about the opportunity to help Trump Org purchase the property and noted that Trump had originally considered a cash purchase option. Trump's lawyer, Jesus Suarez, began cross-examining Ivanka after about three hours of direct testimony. The court showed an email exchange between Ivanka and Jared Kushner from June 17, 2013, in which she asks for her husband's advice on a financial deal on''project development. "My husband is also in real estate, and we have a mutual respect," Ivanka said when asked about the letters by the attorney general's lawyer. "It wasn't unusual for me to ask my husband's advice about something I was working on," she said. The court showed an email exchange between Ivanka and Jared Kushner on June 17, 2013, in which she asks for her husband's advice on financing the project.REUTERS The emails concerned a loan for which Ivanka was seeking funds to convert the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C., into a hotel. In one email, Kushner says, "you can get a better price." Ivanka then asks another Trump Org'\'\' employee to 'send Jared an update'. She asks''s husband in another letter on whether to hire someone and ultimately tells Kushner, "I made a deal with him. "
It was with great reluctance that Ivanka Trump appeared in Manhattan court Wednesday to answer questions about her father's business dealings, which she quietly said she had nothing to do with, despite her role in helping him secure financing for several real estate properties. The former first daughter, who lives in Miami, unsuccessfully tried to avoid testifying in a $250 million civil lawsuit against her former presidential father and brothers Don Jr.
After a lunch break, Judge Arthur Engoron overruled an objection by Trump's attorney Christopher Kays,''based on "spousal privilege" and allowed emails between Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, to be included in the process. "It's not privilege. Let's bring in a witness," Engoron said, after which Ivanka continued her testimony. The judge ruled that because the emails were sent from Ivanka's work email account and others could see them, she had waived her right to privacy. The session was recessed for lunch immediately after Trump's attorney Christopher Kays asked the judge to block a chain of emails between Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, citing "spousal privilege." Kise objected to Ivanka's questions about the email communication with Kushner regarding the Trump Org loan. Attorney Christopher Kays''Trump asked a judge to block an email chain between Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner. ZUMAPRESS.com However, Louis Solomon of the attorney general's office said the emails should be admissible and rejected the "spousal privilege" card, saying there were other parties involved in the emails. Solomon also noted that their office only obtained the emails because Trump's side provided them. Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.Getty Images Judge Engoron said he would review the objection and rule on it when he returns from his lunch break at 2:15 p.m. Judge Arthur Engoron made a Deadpool-style joke, saying Trump's attorney Christopher Kays is "starting to sound like" his client is a former president. During the objection - when''Asked to take Ivanka off the witness stand for a bit - Kyz said: "They were thrilled with the renovation, it's a cool place." "You're starting to sound like your client," Engoron quipped. Judge Arthur Engoron (pictured above) joked that Trump attorney Christopher Kays sounds "like" his client, the former president.REUTERS The situation arose when Kays disputed that Louis Solomon of the attorney general's office should not have been able to ask Ivanka questions about the deal to convert the Old Post Office in Washington, D.C., into a hotel - arguing that the questions were irrelevant and outside the statute of limitations. Cayce said the deal was approved by the agency involved in the negotiations. Ivanka was outside the room for about 10 minutes during''Was it a good deal. "Well, we made a deal with Deutsche Bank," Ivanka replied. - 'Yes, I thought that overall the terms of the deal with Deutsche Bank were good, and we continued to move forward.'" Louis Solomon of the attorney general's office produced the 2011 letter - with a subject line related to "Project Eagle" - after Ivanka said she "can't remember" whether she thought the offer was a "great offer".REUTERS The exchange of letters occurred when Ivanka was trying to get financing for Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami. Court documents show Ivanka helped secure funding for the golf club, as well as buildings in Chicago and a hotel in Washington, D.C., during her time as a Trump Org. Ivanka Trump's day in court started very differently than her father's and two brothers' day in chief''thus because she was not forced to sit in front of photographers at the defense table - after she was dismissed from the case. Ivanka was removed from the case in June, with the appeals court finding that the allegations against her were outside the statute of limitations - so she is only a witness, not a defendant. Donald Trump submitted testimony in the case on Monday.AP Her brothers, Don Jr. and Eric, as well as the former president, all had to sit at the defense table to be photographed before going on the witness stand. Ivanka's testimony was also far less confrontational than that of the former president and her brothers. For example, on Monday, Trump began shouting into the witness stand, claiming that the judge and attorney general''are frauds. GDon Jr. was also less aggressive than his father and brother, approaching the witness stand with a lighter tactical approach, joking throughout his testimony. Ivanka Trump took a 15-minute break from the witness stand after she had already testified for an hour and a half. The judge warned her not to talk to anyone about her testimony during the break.
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