Deutsche Bank Actively Sought Out Trump’s Business, Former Managing Director Testifies in NY Civil Trial

A former banker with Deutsche Bank’s private wealth management team has provided details on how the relationship with the Trump Organization grew over time.
Deutsche Bank Actively Sought Out Trump’s Business, Former Managing Director Testifies in NY Civil Trial
A man is seen leaving the U.S. headquarters of Deutsche Bank in New York City on July 8, 2019. ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images
Michael Washburn
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NEW YORK—The civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump ground onward Wednesday as defense witness Rosemary Vrablic, a former managing director of Deutsche Bank, explained how, under direct orders from her superiors, she actively sought to expand the global bank’s business relations with the Trump Organization and give it a central role in his ambitious real estate ventures.

Throughout the trial, the government lawyers have sought to depict President Trump—along with his sons and daughter, who are not defendants but have testified at length—as real estate grifters who exaggerated the value of President Trump’s assets in the hope of securing better terms for bank loans and insurance policies.

Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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