Published 8 months ago

Trump PAC paid part of nearly $900,000 fee to fraud trial expert witness

The political action committee supporting Donald Trump's 2024 campaign paid almost $900,000 to an expert witness in Trump's New York civil fraud trial.
The witness, NYU Accounting Professor Eli Bartov, testified that there was no evidence of accounting fraud by Trump and his co-defendants.
Bartov disclosed that he was paid by both The Trump Organization and Save America PAC, but stated that the compensation did not affect his testimony.

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The Guardian

Trump expert witness paid nearly $900,000 for testimony in fraud case

Court hears Eli Bartov, professor at NYU, has worked about 650 hours on New York fraud case at rate of $1,350 per hour

8 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNBC

Trump PAC paid part of nearly $900,000 fee to fraud trial expert witness

An expert witness retained by the defense in the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump said he has been paid nearly $900,000 for his work.

8 months ago·United States

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CBS News

Expert witnesses for Trump's defense billed almost $900,000 each for testifying on his behalf at fraud trial

One expert witness for Trump's defense said he was paid $877,500 by the Trump Organization and Trump's Save America PAC.

8 months ago

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Raw Story

Defense witness says Trump paid him nearly $900K for fraud trial testimony

Donald Trump paid an expert witness for his defense substantially more than had been previously indicated. New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov testified Thursday that he did not believe the former president had committed fraud when filing financial disclosures with applications for bank loans. On cross-examination Friday, Bartov testified that he was paid $1,350 an hour for his testimony, and he worked a total of 650 hours on t…

8 months ago·United States

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NBC News

Trump PAC paid for expert witness testimony in N.Y. civil fraud trial

New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov said his $900K in expert witness fees were paid by the Trump Organization and Trump's Save America PAC.

8 months ago·United States

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