Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them.

Trump described the statements as “a fairly good compilation of properties” rather than a true representation of their value. Some numbers, he noted, were “guesstimates.”

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    Good old-fashioned victim-blaming - “Why would you listen to my lies?! It’s your own fault I defrauded you!”

    Banks “want to do business with me because I’m rich,” Trump told James. “But, you know what, they’re petrified to do business because of you.”

    Really? Explain why Deutsche Bank was the only one willing to loan to you.