Donald Trump Jr. calls New York civil fraud trial a 'political persecution'

Donald Trump Jr. spoke to reporters after testifying in the New York civil fraud trial against members of the Trump family and their organization, calling the case a "political persecution."

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[RandyKraege]

he is right, 2 tiers of justice, one for the poor and one for the rich.

[fredwarren]

All of a sudden you want to speak your side but when you have a chance you deny the subpoena and pleaded the fifth.

[DuaneHallinSD]

We have a two-tiered justice system that treats criminals differently from non-criminals.

[javierth]

HEY!!
Don Jr has learned to play the INVISIBLE ACCORDION just like his father!!

[seqaoia]

He ain’t say none of this in that courtroom!!

[rogerthomas]

I thought he had nothing to do with this case, but now it is political persecution ?!? If any other citizen lied on their loan applications, there would be rapid repercussions ....

[michaelpjeffries]

Public displays of ignorance must be genetic. They have already been convicted of doing the fraudulent deeds. None of the crime family know what accounting principles are though they have never broken them. Ones that do know say they did.

[pax]

Junior testified in open court that, "He knows nothing". He's never even heard of Donald Trump. Now that he is outside the courtroom he knows things and has an opinion.

[lilbear]

I quit drinking over 12 years ago, this family has made me want to start again.

[duanelumpkin]

Can we all blame the accountant? If so, no one should do their own loan contracts. Just overestimate your assets in order to get your loans approved and if you get caught "the butler did it!"

[leonardodavinci]

"My accountant did it, under my command to do accounting."😢 😅

[ddu]

Sirsnortsalot kicking his accountant's under the bus just like daddy zero acceptable

[PatootysManyMisadvetures]

The very beginning of this he says "if we were actually dealing with logic, and reason, the way business is conducted ", coming from the guy who in court just admitted that he doesn't know any logic or reason on the way businesses are supposed to be conducted. Throwing all his credibility out the window the first sentence out of his mouth.

[mission]

"Poor me, I'm just an innocent victim" 😢

[danielschaeffer]

The Nuremberg defense. “I was not responsible! I was only following the accountants!”

[Vito_]

The amount of evidence they have on them nothing fraudulent about it

[coralie]

Does he realize this isn't about the banks, ohh right he does, but he's going to blame the accountants and the justice system for their illegal activities!! It's like saying the drug dealers aren't upset, we paid them more then what they were asking for! Maybe the banks should be investigated too?!

[mattjacksn]

“I think nobody knows more about taxes than I do, maybe in the history of the world."

Donald J. Trump, May 2016

[Ryany]

His defense is the company should not be held liable for what's it's employees did?

[Beloadi]

What an absolute joke. I literally chuckled out loud watching this