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Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero / The Daily Beast / Getty Social media speculation about Ivanka Trump’s testimony tended to focus on whether she would protect her father and the family business or throw him under the bus. But in the end, the former first daughter did what she does best: protect herself and her own brand.
Ivanka’s testimony today marked a striking contrast to the bombastic posturing of her father and that of her two brothers, Don, Jr. and Eric. There was no dramatic posturing or temper tantrums, and Judge Arthur Engoran even appeared to good-naturedly tease about her celebrity status as she took the stand, asking “Who is she?”
Ms. Trump, who was originally a defendant in the case, testified solely as a witness because an appeals court had removed her owing to the statute of limitations period having run on her involvement with the Trump Organization—which she left in 2017 to join former President Trump’s administration.
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