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Donald Trump’s April 13, 2023 deposition in New York’s civil fraud case put his own words into the record as part of the attorney general’s lawsuit over alleged misstatements about Trump Organization assets. In the transcript, he told lawyers to drop the case, defended his business record and repeated familiar boasts about his success and presidency.
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Donald Trump’s April 13, 2023 deposition in New York’s civil fraud case put his own words into the record as part of the attorney general’s lawsuit over alleged misstatements about Trump Organization assets. In the transcript, he told lawyers to drop the case, defended his business record and repeated familiar boasts about his success and presidency.
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Donald Trump’s April 13, 2023 deposition in New York’s civil fraud case put his own words into the record as part of the attorney general’s lawsuit over alleged misstatements about Trump Organization assets. In the transcript, he told lawyers to drop the case, defended his business record and repeated familiar boasts about his success and presidency.
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