Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump became the latest of his children to take the stand in a civil fraud trial against the former president and the Trump Organization.
What Happened: On Wednesday, Ivanka Trump took the witness stand in the trial that has already seen her brothers Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump both testify to their roles and knowledge of financial statements.
On Monday, the former president took the stand to testify in the case as one of the key witnesses.
Ivanka Trump testified to not being involved with financial statements during her Wednesday morning testimony.
Trump's daughter was asked about emails between her and her husband Jared Kushner, a line of questioning that was opposed by Trump's attorneys over claims of spousal privilege. Judge Arthur Engoron denied the claim, according to NBC News.
Ivanka Trump admitted to discussing real estate previously with her husband when asked about emails sent to Kushner.
"My husband also was in real estate and would have perspective for me so periodically we would discuss what we were working on specific to real estate," Trump said, as shared by CNN.
Cross-examination by defense attorney Jesus Suarez saw Trump highlight that banks were happy loaning money to the Trump Organization.
Trump recalled the involvement of Deutsche Bank's DB private wealth management division and the company's former managing director for the division Rosemary Vrablic.
"She expressed tremendous excitement to have our account," Trump said of Vrablic. "I was constantly being told by Rosemary and members of the team how much they appreciated our account."
Trump said Deutsche Bank looked to do more deals with the Trump Organization.
Deutsche Bank sent teams of people to tour the Doral golf resort in Florida ahead of negotiations for funding.
"They were quite excited about it."
Trump said that her father had a "sentimental affection" for the Doral property, relating it to memories of going there as a child with his father and going there with Ivana, Trump's ex-wife and mother of Ivanka.
Trump's daughter also once again distanced herself from the financial statements of her father during cross-examination.
Her role in the financial statements was "none that I'm aware of," Trump said.
Trump was dismissed from the witness stand with no redirect from the prosecution. She left the courthouse without speaking or answering questions from media.
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What's Next: The civil fraud trial will continue on Thursday with the defense team continuing their case with a number of witnesses set to testify.
Trump attorney Alina Habba told reporters Wednesday the attorney general's office had "failed to prove the essential elements of the case" and would be looking to move for a directed verdict.
Attorney General Letitia James said that Ivanka Trump was "cordial" and "controlled" during her testimony, but said her credibility is still questionable.
"Based on the evidence (Ivanka Trump) clearly was involved in negotiating and securing loans, favorable loans for the benefit of the Trump Organization, for Mr. Trump, and her brothers, and for herself," James said.
James said that for Ivanka Trump, similar to the other Trump family members in the case, "the numbers do not lie."
The New York attorney general is seeking $250 million in penalties against Donald Trump and his businesses and a ban on the former president being able to conduct business in New York in the future.
Defense attorney Chris Kise said the defense's case will likely last until Dec. 15. A previous statement from Judge Engoron said the case could last until Dec. 22, 2023.
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