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Salon
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Politics
Tatyana Tandanpolie

Trump defense witness backfires on stand

Ex-Trump Organization accountant Jeffrey McConney broke down in tears on the witness stand Tuesday as Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York pressed on into its eighth week. While McConney expressed how tired he was of being the former president's scapegoat, his tears fell as he lamented the way law enforcement keeps targeting him as a way to get to Trump. 

“I'm an honest person,” he mumbled through tears as he reminisced about his time at the real estate company, according to The Daily Beast. “I got to do things that a normal accountant wouldn't be able to do… I'm very proud of the work I did in the 35 years.”

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