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Former President Donald Trump attends the trial in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James against Trump, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others, in New York, Oct. 2, 2023. His attorney Christopher Kise sits next to Trump.
Seth Wenig | Reuters
An accountant who worked on the tax returns of Donald Trump started testifying Monday as the first witness at the former president’s $250 million civil fraud trial in New York.
The accountant, former Mazars USA partner Donald Bender, estimated that from 2011 until this retirement he spent an estimated 45% to 55% of his work time on Trump-related work.
“I worked on his tax returns, tax exams,” Bender told Kevin…
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