CNN Politics: Williams said Deutsche Bank offers flexible loan terms to clients like Trump to benefit their business strategy to “grow [their] noncredit relationship with the firm.” They prioritize high net worth client’s “broader relationship” with the bank, he said. At the end of Williams’ testimony, Trump’s attorney Chris Kise renewed a motion for a directed verdict to toss out the case against Trump and his company, arguing that Williams’ testimony confirms the bank had no problem with the loans to Trump Org...Kise cited testimony from the banker that “large changes to net worth were not unusual.” The banker’s testimony proves there was no intent to defraud and no materiality to any alleged discrepancies in Trump’s personal financial statements submitted to the bank, Kise added. “The bank made decision based on its own analysis,” Kise said, recounting Williams’ testimony.
