Trump the Thief:
"Lieberman is an executive vice president in Trump's company who's responsible for managing many of its subsidiary enterprises, according to his Bloomberg bio.
That includes modeling agencies, real estate and golf courses, and it was in discussing these operations that his name came up in Cohen's testimony, along with that of chief operating officer Calamari.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., asked Cohen about practices he had described involved with inflating the value of assets held by Trump or his companies.
Sometimes Trump overstated the value of his properties to make them appear more valuable and himself seem more wealthy, Cohen said. Sometimes, Cohen said, Trump submitted information to authorities that made his properties seem much less valuable than they actually were, reducing the amount in taxes he would have to pay.
So did Trump ever give inflated information about his assets to an insurance company, Ocasio-Cortez asked — something that could violate the law?
Yes, Cohen said. When asked who could give the committee more information, he recommended Weisselberg, Lieberman and Calamari.
If Cummings' comments were any indication, they may all soon have their time under the spotlight." |
