"Some experts will say whatever you want them to say,” Judge Arthur Engoron wrote, rejecting bid to toss the case.
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An expert witness took the stand yesterday, claiming that all valuations are inherently subjective.
The judgement? "Valuations, as elucidated ad nauseum in this trial, can be based on different criteria analyzed in different ways," he wrote. "But a lie is still a lie. Valuing occupied residences as if vacant, valuing restricted land as if unrestricted, valuing an apartment as if it were triple its actual size, valuing property many times the amount of concealed appraisals, valuing planned buildings as if completed and ready to rent, valuing golf courses with brand premium while claiming not to, and valuing restricted funds as cash, are not subjective differences of opinion, they are misstatements at best and fraud at worst."
Trump of course, flipped out. “Judge Engoron challenges the highly respected Expert Witness for receiving fees, which is standard and accepted practice for Expert Witnesses,” Trump wrote. “The ignorant Judge did not even try to listen to the Expert Witness. This is a great insult to a man of impeccable character and qualifications. The Judge ignores the Law!”
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Which reminds me of a quote from Macbeth "...it is a tale told by an idiot, a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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