The bank involved in the New York City fraud case against Donald Trump stated that they wanted more business with him.

Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Oct 19, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026

Sources show Deutsche Bank's Rosemary Vrablic testified in Trump's New York civil fraud trial that the bank was eager to cultivate Trump business, citing her 2011 email 'We are whale hunting' about bringing in Trump business. The post's dramatized quote ('We love this business. We want more.') is a paraphrase of that testimony, and no source contradicts the core assertion.

What we found

Supports. CBS News reports Vrablic testified that the bank was looking to cultivate business with high net-worth clients, and wrote 'We are whale hunting' in a November 2011 email referring to efforts to bring in Trump business.[1]

Supports. The Hill reports that Trump's defense introduced 2011 emails in which Vrablic expressed significant interest in working with the Trumps, and that the bank wanted to work with the Trump Organization.[2]

Supports. CBS News reports the defense argued the bank was interested in fostering Trump as a client to gain more business with him and other high-net-worth individuals, and Vrablic's testimony bolstered that argument.[1]

Context. The bank's statements were testimony and internal emails, not public statements about the fraud allegations, and the bank's own position was that it had done due diligence and was not defrauded; the post's exact quote is a dramatized version of this material.[2][3]