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Donald Trump paid an expert witness for his defense substantially more than had been previously indicated. New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov testified Thursday that he did not believe the former president had committed fraud when filing financial disclosures with applications for bank loans. On cross-examination Friday, Bartov testified that he was paid $1,350 an hour for his testimony, and he worked a total of 650 hours on the case, reported The Messenger. Bartov had estimated in July that he spent just 250 hours preparing his report and 150 hours on a rebuttal report, which…

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