Donald Trump Lied On The Stand, Attorney Claims

Donald Trump lied on the stand in the case of an 87-year-old woman who has accused Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal. According to attorney Shelly Kulwin, the Apprentice star lied on the witness stand in order to protect his own interests.

In his closing statements, for which Trump was not present, Kulwin told a group of Chicago jurors: “The thought of my grandma being in the same room with that guy. Yuck!”

The judge told jurors to disregard that statement and then Kulwin said it was Donald Trump’s love of money that caused him to lie: “It’s like his family, those dollars.”

Trumps defense attorney Stephen Novack described Jacqueline Goldberg as a detail-oriented investor who knew that Trump could cancel the profit-sharing option at any time.

According to Goldberg, Trump convinced her to buy two condo’s at $1 million a piece in Trump International Hotel Tower. Trump promised her a share of the building profits if she agreed. Trump later simply changed his mind and cut her out of the deal.

“It’s called a bait and switch,” Kulwin told jurors. “Here’s the bait. Here’s the switch.”

In defending his client Novack told jurors: “She knows the drill. Nobody put a gun to her head (to sign).”

Trump later said he didn’t rip off Goldberg by turning on his agreement, instead he claims “she’s just trying to cheat me.”

After Trump’s statement Kulwin told jurors that Trumps only took the witness stand “to lie, evade and spout infomercials.”

Kulwin then highlighted Donald Trump’s dishonesty by noting that he never takes business meeting notes:

“People who don’t want to be found out don’t write things down. They’re not stupid,” he said. “And Donald Trump may be a lot of things, but he’s not stupid.”

Kulwin is seeking $6 million in damages on behalf of his client.

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