Ivanka was initially listed as a defendant, but was dropped in June 2023 due to a statute of limitations.
New York Judge Arthur Engoron criticized Donald Trump's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, in his ruling on Friday that sentenced the former president of the United States to pay $354.9 million in damages after declaring him responsible for corporate fraud. news week reported.
Engoron denounced Ivanka's “inconsistent revocation” in the case involving her father, her adult brothers (Donald Jr and Eric) and the Trump Organization.
Despite documentary evidence, he denied knowledge of key facts.
Ivanka was initially listed as a defendant, but was dropped in June 2023 due to a statute of limitations.
Addressing Ivanka, Engoron wrote: “She consistently denied having remembered the content of the documentary evidence confirming that she actively participated in the events, even after being confronted with the evidence.”
He later added: “The Court considered that her dismissal was inconsistent, depending on whether she was questioned by the OAG [New York attorney general’s office] or the defense, suspicious.
“In any case, what Mrs. Trump cannot remember is captured in contemporary emails and documents; in the absence of her memory, the documents speak for themselves.”
Ivanka was asked about her memory of negotiations involving the former post office in Washington, D.C., which Trump bought and converted into a hotel.
He was also asked about his involvement in negotiations regarding the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami, Florida, which his father had purchased.
Engoron found Donald Trump liable for corporate fraud in September 2023, alleging that he lied about property values to obtain better bank loans and tax deals.
He now has to pay a $354.9 million fine to New York state in Friday's ruling.
Trump is also banned from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation for three years, while his children received $4 million in fines and two-year business bans.
Engoron ordered an independent body to oversee the Trump Organization for three years, but did not cancel its business licenses.
Referring to the defendant's behavior in his 92-page ruling, Engoron wrote: “His complete lack of contrition and remorse borders on the pathological.”
Trump, the heavy favorite to secure the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, condemned the ruling in comments made from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
