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Mazars general counsel testifies about working with Trump Org.

From CNN's Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle

The first witness Tuesday for the New York attorney general's office is Bill Kelly, the general counsel of Mazars, the accounting firm used by Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.

Kelly testified that Mazars determined the company could still work with Trump Org. when it first received a congressional subpoena in 2019 and as it received additional subpoenas thereafter.

Mazars continued to work with Trump Org. until they received a subpoena in May 2021 when it learned the Manhattan District Attorney’s office was investigating Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg.

“If we can no longer rely on him as CFO we can no longer perform those services,” Kelly said.

Trump is following along with Kelly's testimony though not reacting to it. He's alternating between leaning back and sitting up to look at documents on the screen in front of him as they are shown by the attorney general's office.