The former controller at the Trump Organization had an emotional breakdown on the witness stand while telling the court how he was forced out of a job he “loved.”
Jeffrey McConney was testifying during President Donald Trump’s civil “fraud” trial in New York this week.
He described being driven from a job he loved by relentless politically motivated investigations and harassment from Trump’s rivals.
Jeffrey McConney said he “gave up” after years of being subpoenaed and harassed with questions about Trump’s assets.
Despite being one of the most famous real estate icons in the world, Trump never came under legal scrutiny until he entered the political arena.
After years of investigating Trump and his business, Democrat Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump last year.
The career prosecutor alleges that Trump defrauded lenders by inflating his assets.
During his testimony Tuesday, McConney said he was “proud” of the work he performed at the Trump Organization from 1987 until this February.
Asked by Trump’s defense why he left, McConnell lost his composure.
“I just wanted to relax and stop being accused of misrepresenting assets for the company that I loved working for. I’m sorry,” he said.
The radical judge, Arthur Engoron, has already ruled against Trump.
Trump and his legal team say the judge is biased against him.
The 45th president has argued that his financial statements undervalued his actual wealth and that they came with “buyer beware” disclaimers.
Trump’s expert witnesses have criticized the state’s attempts to peg an exact value on Trump’s iconic properties, such as Mar-A-Lago and Trump Tower.
“I think everything was justified,” McConney said.
“Numbers don’t represent fully what these assets are worth.
“To be hit over the head every time with a negative comment over something is just really frustrating, and I gave up,” he said.
James wants to fine Trump $250 million and bar him from doing business in New York.
McConney is a defendant in the case along with Trump, his two adult sons, and the Trump Organization.
Trump has made numerous appearances in court to disparage the case and James as politically motivated, including in combative testimony to Engoron.
Trump, who is under a frozen gag order, blasted “racist” James.
He also called Engoron a “psycho” in a scathing Thanksgiving Day post.
Trump accused Engoron of “purposely Valuing my Assets at a ‘tiny’ Fraction of what they are really worth in order to convict me of Fraud before even a Trial.”
The case is expected to wrap up in December.
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