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Luis Suárez and his children unveiled a plaque at Estadio Centenario, next to the goalposts that will now be named after him.

The girl in the photo is Delfina, who was a five-months old baby when the Suárez family arrived to Liverpool, in January 2011. Delfina holds a special place for the Anfield faithful, as her name is an anagram of the stadium's name.

YNWA is playing in Montevideo, Uruguay, during Luis Suárez's send-off as he retires from the national football team.

It's an emotional event for many, with farewell videos from Neymar and Lionel Messi shown on the big screen. A large guard of honour was formed, and a replica of the Copa América was presented, among other special moments.

For the first time, YNWA is being sung out loud at Estadio Centenario, in what feels like a one-off rendition for a one-of-a-kind player.

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#Suarez also tried to insinuate that #Mazars tried to make #Bender the fall guy by sending him in to meet w/the DA w/only the counsel for Mazars. (Counsel for the company would owe duties to the co alone & is supposed to warn employees or fmr employees that in the event of a conflict, their duties are to the co.)

Bender was called by the defense in the #TrumpOrganization #tax #fraud #trial last year & spent 3 days on the stand as their lawyers suggested he failed to alert #Trump to the scam.

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@GottaLaff

I mean, I said this yesterday and I'll probably refrain from saying it ten thousand times more today:

#Suarez and #Trump seem to be hanging their entire defense on "We snuck all sorts of bogus, trash accounting past you and you didn't catch one bit of it. Why are you so incompetent?!?!?!"

As if there's no expectation or requirement that an accounting client not lie

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Under questioning by #Suarez, #Bender said he "may" have consulted w/specialists on the estimated current value of some #Trump properties.

Suarez then played a bit from Bender's earlier #deposition, where he said he had not done so.

He then tried to get him to admit that discounted projections of cash flows from the use an asset can be used in estimating its current value, & pressed him on valuations of various Trump properties, including #TrumpTower & #MaraLago.

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#Suarez is now cross-examining #Bender about #accounting principles — deep accounting weediness that #Trump is nonetheless sitting through.

Trump's lawyers are trying to show — despite the #TrumpOrganization’s WRITTEN ASSERTION that it, not #Mazars, was responsible for the preparation of the #statements in #compliance w/standardized accounting practices — that Bender should have known & should have guided Trump better.

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#Suarez took #Bender through a series of “engagement continuance forms” internal to his fmr #accounting firm #Mazars that listed #Bender as the partner in charge. The #judge seemed unimpressed, however, & suggested they move on.

#Trump appeared engaged w/his fmr #accountant's #testimony & complained at one point he couldn't hear what Bender was saying. Bender then started speaking more clearly & closer to the microphone.

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#Day3 of Trump’s #fraud #trial has begun

#Trump atty #Suarez questions #Bender.

After Bender testified a correction on the size of Trump's triplex #apartment was the work of the #TrumpOrganization & not him, Suarez suggested that Bender was lying when he said a now-deceased #accountant was his “relationship partner” at #Mazars for all Trump work.

A relationship ptnr, is who might have originated the biz relationship & might handle bills, but isn’t necessarily the lead handling the work.

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Back to the #TrumpTrial #day2

During #CrossExamination this afternoon, #Trump #lawyer Jesus #Suarez tried to pin the blame for #inflated #FinancialStatements on Trump's fmr #accountant, #DonaldBender.

Suarez noted in his questioning that #Bender was the only #CPA compiling the documents, & that others involved like #AllenWeisselberg didn't have that level of expertise. (Um, he was the CFO - the Chief Financial Officer 🤦🏼‍♀️)

#fedilaw#legal#law