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Donald Trump Jr. took the witness stand Wednesday at the civil fraud trial over whether his father overstated his wealth to banks and insurers, a case that threatens former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire.
The first family member to testify, Donald Trump Jr. greeted the scene with a quip: “I should have worn makeup,” he jested as news photographers took his photo.
He was collected and seemed at ease as a lawyer for New York state asked him a beginning series of questions about his education and career at the family business, the Trump Organization. He made some lighthearted asides — for instance, when asked whether he belonged to an accountants organization, he replied, “Sounds very exciting, but no.”
