Donald Trump Is 'Upset' That Daughter Ivanka Has Been Forced To Testify In His Fraud Trial

Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly not taking the news that his daughter Ivanka Trump must testify in his ongoing fraud trial well.

Trump, whose sons Donald Jr. and Eric have already testified, is accused of lying about his financial worth to enrich himself in his business dealings.

Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, took a step back from their public lifestyle after serving as advisors during Trump's tenure, opting for a more private life in Miami, Florida. The former president is reportedly gutted that the new development invades her privacy.

The former first daughter is set to take the stand Wednesday in her father's ongoing $250 million lawsuit. According to Page Six, a source close to the Trump family has revealed that the former president is not happy about his daughter being dragged into the case after they did all they could legally to forestall such an occurrence.

Ivanka, alongside her husband, Kushner, served as White House advisor to Trump during his tenure but has since resigned to a more private life in Miami. Trump is reportedly "pissed" that his ongoing legal battle is hampering her efforts to stay out of the public eye.

"What you aren't hearing in court is how upset and agitated [Donald Trump] is that his children have been dragged into court. He feels it's another move to upset him. He's pissed," the insider told the news outlet.

"This is causing problems with Ivanka, who has worked hard to stay under the radar for the last two-ish years and is bracing herself for the press and paparazzi who will pounce on her at court," the source added.

The mother of three was named as a defendant in the lawsuit against Trump and the Trump organization but was dismissed by a state appeals court back in June.

The lawsuit, filed by New York Attorney General Leticia James, alleges that Trump and the Trump organization engaged in "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" to inflate Trump's net worth to get more favorable loan terms, although the former president has denied it, saying "the fraud is on the court, not on me."

Ivanka's lawyers argued that she shouldn't be forced to testify after the appeals court ruling. However, that decision was overturned by Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who demanded her appearance in court after hearing the defense counsel's argument on why she shouldn't testify.

The former president took to the stand Monday to testify and has distanced himself from the preparation of the financial statements under scrutiny in his ongoing fraud trial, per ABC News.

During the proceedings, Trump was subjected to a direct examination for five hours and was asked about his former CFO Allen Weisselberg, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, and about internal controls at the Trump Organization.

Trump divulged that he only got wind of Weisselberg's illegal conduct thanks to the Manhattan district attorney's criminal probe into his Organization and Weisselberg.

"People went after him viciously and violently because he worked for me," Trump said. "I feel very badly for him. He did a good job for me for a long time."

State attorney Kevin Wallace then asked him if he thought anything needed to change in his organization "because of what you learned from this lawsuit?"

"I don't think so," Trump said, as he noted he would defer to his new accounting firm. "We will see if anything will come of it."

In a recent development in the ongoing legal proceedings, New York Attorney General Letitia James said that Trump's testimony did not alter the existing evidence against him and, hence, doesn't change her case, per ABC News.

James' assertion comes after expert witness Michiel McCarty testified that Trump's misrepresentations cost banks a staggering $168 million in potential interest between 2014 and 2023.

The Attorney General said she will "not be bullied" and "will not be harassed," adding that "the case will go on."

"He rambled, he hurled insults, but we expected that," James said. "At the end of the day the documentary evidence demonstrated that, in fact, he inflated his net worth."