Despite it being the middle of a hectic school week, Ivanka Trump somehow managed to find time to make it down to the New York Supreme Court building in lower Manhattan this morning to testify in her father’s $250 million civil fraud trial.
Ivanka arrived at the courthouse shortly after 8AM dressed in a black pantsuit and white shirt, where she was greeted by a sea of angry protestors who shouted “Fraud family!” while waving signs that read “Indict Ivanka Trump.”
Flanked by two police officers, the former first daughter kept her gaze fixed downward as she hustled up the courthouse steps and disappeared into the building.
Once inside, the busy mother of three was immediately met by a gaggle of reporters and their camera lenses. No longer being heckled, she appeared more relaxed, staring confidently ahead as she harkened back to her days as an aspiring teen fashion model, strutting across the lobby like she was on the catwalk.
Prior to Ivanka’s arrival, New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke to press outside the courthouse, where she predicted the former first daughter would “distance herself” from the Trump Organization in her testimony, “but unfortunately the facts will reveal that, in fact, she was very much involved.”
“We uncovered the scheme and she benefited from it personally. And Ms. Trump will do all that she can to try to separate herself from this corporation, but she’s inextricably tied to the Trump Organization and to these properties, that she helped secure financing for.”
“So you cannot hide from the truth and the facts will belie the truth and the evidence,” James added. “And so we look forward to her testimony.”
Turns out, James was right!
While under oath, Ivanka, who served as the executive vice president for development and acquisition at the Trump Organization from 2005 until leaving in 2017 to work in the Trump White House, wasn’t forthcoming with her answers and had a lot of convenient memory lapses, even when presented with evidence to help jog her memory.
Per NBC:
Ivanka Trump appears to be very poised, friendly and willing to engage with the attorney general’s office during her testimony, but is beginning to become more evasive with her answers.
She smiles and speaks softly, responding politely, but has started to repeat the phrase, “I don’t recall,” in response to documents being shown to her, including letters and emails she wrote herself.
Chris Kise, one of the president’s attorneys, has also made several objections. Engoron questioned Kise if he was “going to object to every document.”
At one point, the 42-year-old working mom claimed she didn’t know anything about her father’s financial records, which are at the heart of the AG’s case, saying, “Those were not statements I was privy to.”
Asked later if she had “any role” in preparing them, she replied, “Not that I’m aware of”, and repeatedly said she’s never been “involved in his personal financial statements.”
Earlier in the morning, Donald Trump, who somehow remains the Republican frontrunner for president in 2024 despite his myriad of legal troubles and the fact that he could very well be in prison by this time next year, took to Truth Social to attack both James and Judge Arthur Engoron, writing:
It is Letitia James and the Judge who are Fraudulent for setting such LOW VALUATIONS in order to undermine and discredit my Financial Statements, thereby making me look bad — Election Interference. Now they are trying to bring Ivanka into the case, despite the Court of Appeals ruling that she cannot be charged. Sad!
Ivanka was the 25th and final witness in the state’s case, although the trial is expected to last for at least another month, concluding sometime in mid-December.
abfab
Thanks for the report Graham G. ox This woman is a piece of work, ain’t she.
Baron Wiseman
She looks beautiful. What an entrance; hardly a “walk of shame.”
She is only being called in an effort to embarrass and harass another Trump family member. They aren’t going to get anything they want out of her.
abfab
Cause if anyone knows a walk of shame, it be u, boy.
Metro135
Beautiful? Well, she’s had enough plastic surgery. Wonder if Daddy paid for it. He probably stiffed the surgeons.
ZzBomb
You do understand that “there’s nothing to get”??? They already found the Trump Org guilty, this trial is now about penalties being imposed.
Fname Optional Lname
They already got damaging testimony from her. She may be Daddy’s little girl but she’s not stupid and certainly will not go down for his wicked ways
abfab
If the Baroness could afford her spendy Park Ave salon they could even make HER look beautiful
ScottOnEarth
“She looks beautiful.” LOL. Well, you certainly know how to focus on the important issues in this case. Holding someone accountable by seeking justice is not the definition of harassing someone, but I know that mindless sheep such as yourself are not interested in reality or actual facts. And, contrary to your oh-so-wise assertion, they got exactly what they were looking for out of her pitiful testimony.
BLAKENOW
Baron Wiseman aka Melania Idiot your responses are as deep and Mrs Kushner’s bunion.
Cam
She was the senior VP at the Trump org while two of the transactions they lied about were happening. The ONLY reason she isn’t on trial is because of the bogus statute of limitations.
But it’s cute that the same old right wing troll has nothing good to say about the Trumps other than to give some tepid praise over their appearance. LOL
RIGay
Tick Tock. TIck Tock.
The sewer swirl is getting faster and faster.
Will be SO damn glad when all this BS is done with and Donny Dorko is sent up to the Federal Penn.
abfab
The Swamp is slowly being drained…..as per the wishes of The Family.
Fahd
Yesterday’s Queerty’s headline about Ivanka read “…tomorrow’s blockbuster testimony…” lol, but Gremore.
greekboy
Probably thought she was in NYC to kiss Anna Wintour’s ring. Instead she had to kiss Leticia James ass. Back to Boca to play mah Jong with the other old Jewish ladies.
My2CentsWorth
Being anti-Jewish is not right
abfab
Mah jong in Boca is anti jewish?
Kangol2
New Yorkers weren’t just giving her a Bronx cheer with “Fraud Family,” you can also hear them yelling “Crime Family,” which perfectly describes the corrupt, treasonous Don the Con brood! All her whisper-talking won’t save her from the facts the documents and AG James have laid out, and probably helped damn her psychopathic daddy even more.
Baron Wiseman
@Kangol2
Crime family?
Oh yes, Hunter and Jim Biden were subpoenaed today.
ScottOnEarth
Perfect comment. Her odd whispering on the stand is just another stupid tactic that she and her corrupt, lying, criminal family employ to distract from the facts.
abfab
The new Low-Talker in her puffy shirt.
Jaesly
Baron, you conservative trolls do love your whataboutism. Hunter and Jim Biden could be serial killers and that would not excuse the Trump families crimes. Nor would it in any way implicate Joe Biden.
The Bidens were subpoenaed by James Comer, who is a hillbilly idiot grasping at straws,
Nice try, troll.
CNY1983
unfortunately for ivanka new yorkers feel that its time to pay the piper for all the “mobster” bullshit the trumps pulled to ascend to their plastic penthouses in the sky. only white trash in trailer parks think the trumps have any kind of “brand” other than CHARMIN which in reality is all theyve ever been.
if i were ivanka id be crankin up that air conditioning in miami because her plastic chin isnt going to withstand the heat.