Former President Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, testified at the Trump Organization's civil fraud trial, denying any involvement with his father's financial statements. However, emails presented in court paint a different picture. While Eric Trump claimed that he had no knowledge or work on his father's statements of financial condition, a decade-old email showed he was asked for information for one of those statements. Another Trump Organization executive also testified that Eric Trump was present in a video call discussing his father's financial statement in 2021. Despite these contradictions, Eric Trump maintained that he couldn't recall the particular call and emphasized the sheer volume of calls he attends daily.
The trial, closely watched by many, saw Eric Trump following his brother, Donald Trump Jr., to the stand. However, tensions arose when Judge Arthur Engoron considered expanding the gag order after defense lawyers criticized his law clerk's role in the case. The judge fines Donald Trump twice for violating this order. Complaints from Trump's legal team regarding the clerk passing notes to the judge during testimony were met with Engoron's assertion that he has an "absolutely unfettered right" to the clerk's advice.
The Trump Organization's civil fraud trial continues as Eric and Donald Trump Jr.'s testimonies shed light on their involvement in their father's financial statements and the family business.