That's not anywhere near what he said nor what your article says. "Lied"
"Before the appellate action, former Trump Organization controller Jeffrey McConney testified at the trial Friday that values he assigned to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida — as much as $739 million in 2018 — were based on the false premise that it could be sold as a private residence. Such use is prohibited by Trump’s 2002 agreement with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
“Were you aware that Mr. Trump had deeded away his right to use the property for any other purpose than a social club?” state lawyer Andrew Amer asked.
“I was not aware,” said McConney, who’s also a defendant in this case."
And who in the right mind would value a property on whether or not Trump could turn them into private residences versus the person actually buying the property doing it? There's a case to be made it's actually worth more the way it is anyway. You libtards just keep not understanding this case. Personal financial statements follow GAAP ASC 274 which allows for many different valuation methods and gives considerable latitude for valuation purposes. On top of this, the banks NEVER used his statements to approve the loans and testified as such. This case is pure horseshit along with the NY law they are using to charge him with.