{"id":24671,"date":"2023-10-31T22:50:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24671"},"modified":"2023-10-31T22:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:50:41","slug":"a-family-that-grifts-together-may-drift-asunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24671","title":{"rendered":"A family that grifts together may drift asunder&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-kisses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24686\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-kisses.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-kisses-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-kisses-768x305.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NBC News source October 31\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s sons are taking center stage at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-trial-new-york-fraud-rcna118146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;$250 million civil fraud trial<\/a>&nbsp;against the Trump family and their company in New York this week, with Donald Trump Jr. taking the stand Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oldest son of the former president is expected to be grilled by lawyers from state Attorney General Letitia James&#8217; office about his involvement in and knowledge of financial statements the attorney general alleges were grossly inflated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;ll be followed by his brother Eric Trump, who is expected to testify late Wednesday or Thursday, with their father, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-orders-ivanka-trump-testify-250-million-fraud-case-rcna122482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;former president<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-orders-ivanka-trump-testify-250-million-fraud-case-rcna122482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/judge-orders-ivanka-trump-testify-250-million-fraud-case-rcna122482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;taking the stand&nbsp;<\/a>on Monday. His testimony will be followed by his daughter Ivanka Trump&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-grifters-kiss.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24697\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-grifters-kiss.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-grifters-kiss-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-grifters-kiss-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Court Painter was commissioned to create images that reflect a close family in unscripted moments<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-album-3-copy-768x415-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24688\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-album-3-copy-768x415-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-album-3-copy-768x415-1-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/family-album-3-copy-768x415-1-768x415.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Family-album-copy-768x486-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24689\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Family-album-copy-768x486-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Family-album-copy-768x486-1-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Family-album-copy-768x486-1-768x486.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>A wee<\/strong> <strong>background from September 21\/22  <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 New York\u2019s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company for fraud on Wednesday, alleging they padded his net worth by billions of dollars by lying about the value of prized assets including golf courses, hotels and his homes at Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lag<\/em>o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Attorney General Letitia James dubbed it: \u201cThe art of the steal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>James&#8217; lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of a three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Trump Organization. Trump\u2019s three eldest children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump, were also named as defendants, along with two longtime company executives, Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-Family-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24684\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-Family-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-Family-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Court-Painter-Family-1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donald-Ivanka-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24685\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donald-Ivanka-1-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donald-Ivanka-1-1-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Donald-Ivanka-1-1-768x415.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/back-to-the-land-1-768x427-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24692\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/back-to-the-land-1-768x427-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/back-to-the-land-1-768x427-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/back-to-the-land-1-768x427-1-768x427.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Eric-Don-Jr.-watching-TV-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9550\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Eric-Don-Jr.-watching-TV-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Eric-Don-Jr.-watching-TV-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Eric-Don-Jr.-watching-TV-1-768x409.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Even the most ordinary of families sometimes stray from the path of righteousness !<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC News source October 31\/2023 Donald Trump&#8217;s sons are taking center stage at the&nbsp;$250 million civil fraud trial&nbsp;against the Trump family and their company in New York this week, with Donald Trump Jr. taking the stand Wednesday. The oldest son of the former president is expected to be grilled by lawyers from state Attorney General &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24671\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A family that grifts together may drift asunder&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24671"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25804,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24671\/revisions\/25804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}