It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Eric Trump. Could it be that it has finally dawned on him he could be in serious legal peril?
Trump’s second son, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, has gone radio silent recently. He hasn’t made any media appearances in weeks, and his last tweet was 10 days ago and was just a photo of him and his wife, Lara, on a yacht submitted without any comment.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 17, 2021
Now, it could just be that Eric is just taking a break from the spotlight. It would be the first time he’s done so in roughly five years, but we suppose it’s possible.
The timing of his little sabbatical, however, is certainly convenient.
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It comes at literally the exact same time two of his dad’s closest allies–Tom Barrack, chairman of Trump’s 2017 inauguration committee, and Allen Weisselberg, former CFO of the Trump Organization–were indicted for unrelated crimes.
Related: Ivanka’s husband may have already flipped on her dad and things could get real messy real quick
Last week, Barrack was arrested for allegedly acting as an unregistered foreign agent, obstructing justice, and lying to the FBI. Two weeks before that, Weisselberg surrendered to police after he was accused of conspiracy, criminal tax fraud, falsifying business records, and grand larceny, among other things.
Both men have denied any wrongdoing.
Immediately after Weisselberg was charged, Eric and his older brother Don Jr. hit the media circuit. They defended him on Newsmax and Fox News and called the whole thing a “political vendetta” against their father.
Ivanka Trump, however, didn’t weigh in on the matter has been keeping a very low profile. She’s reportedly been “distancing” herself from her father and the family business. Many legal pundits believe she’s doing so because she knows investigators are coming for her next.
Related: Ivanka Trump reportedly “in peril”, probably about to be criminally charged, might even go to jail
Perhaps Eric has finally gotten the memo too and figured out that, when literally everyone around you is being arrested and charged with felonies and pressured to cooperate with prosecutors on investigations into your family, it’s usually best to zip your lips and wait for things to blow over.
One person who still doesn’t yet seem to understand the gravity of the situation is Don Jr., who continues to draw attention to himself by tweeting coronavirus misinformation, bashing Joe Biden, and campaigning for his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to replace Meghan McCain on The View.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Max
why wouldn’t attention-getters continue their behavior, even when in trouble?
MacAdvisor
When all of your associates are being arrested, the thing to do is to stay quiet, though that helps, but to find a non-extradition treaty nation and get there as quickly as possible with as much money as one can manage.
Mattster
I am wondering if the photo should have the caption “seen here outside US territorial waters”.
It would actually surprise me if he had the smarts to keep his mouth shut because of these indictments. He probably really does believe that his father etc. can do no wrong and the indictments/investigations are politically motivated nonsense that will disappear when the Dear Leader is returned to power.
mateo
Believe it or not, some people say that Don Jr. is actually the stupider of the two. Makes you think, doesn’t it….
Cam
Eric set up a phony charity to steal money from kids with Cancer.
His father Donald set up a phony grift to steal money from veterans, then when the media busted him on it, everybody just acted like it was an accident.
This is what this family has been doing for ages and they’ve been allowed to.
whereshouldistart
I am 100% convinced that you absolutely cannot rob a trump supporter.
Just say the word “trump” and they’ll just hand you the money.
I’m starting a line of patriotic dog shit I’m going to call PATRIOT POO.
I should be a millionaire by September.
tomamundo
Who is the real Cam? And why can’t the fake ones be blocked?
Gracias
cuteguy
We should all rejoice that this m0ron and his gold digger wh0re of a “wife” are radio silent.
Kevan1
@cuteguy LOL! Money would be the only reason to marry that slack jawed idiot.
scottjamesmiller
Why is QUEERTY wasting time and energy reporting on Trump and his spawn. Wasn’t 4 years enough (too much). Isn’t there anything more newsworthy?
Cam
Why does the same troll account come onto every single article about the criminal behavior of the Trumps and cry that Queerty is reporting it, and think their agenda isn’t obvious?
jlew64
Hear, hear!!!
Fname Optional Lname
There are enough readers interested in learning about all the activities that are exposing the truth about his time in office and the things his minions and family members were doing for self gain and/or to elevate the mighty orange one’s lies and deception.
mailliw110
Could it be because they want a Trumpet to comment?
GayEGO
Well now, then, there! Eric Trump knows he is going to face his crimes that his daddy Donnie made him do!
Liquid Silver
I’m sure he’ll try to roll it all on his father.
Mack
And Donald will definitely state he barely knew him, maybe met him once of twice but that’s it.
Mehki
First, Eric looks terribly unhandsome (what’s wrong with their faces? They all have that trump ugliness) and high AF and it don’t look like with the good stuff.
Is he Beavis or Butthead? I get them mixed up.
Weren’t two other trump associates/supporters making the news fairly recently for child porn or should I say infant and toddler porn?
One a top cop promptly fired and the other a pro-lifer (gotta make sure there’s a steady supply of infants and toddlers to molest – kids, whatta ya gonna do? They grow up so fast!)
Suspiciously, this all came about when that “Christian”, holier than thou, self righteous Dugger pervert was rounded up.
Were they caught up in that net of filth?
Oops…
(I’m making light of their troubles NOT what these sick f*s were up to. Here’s to Bubba taking out the trash.)
JAW
Could it be that he and the other kids lost Secret Service protection on 7/20???
Now he is afraid someone my get him.
mattblanc
Check if the boat is beyond the 3-mile limit. He may be heading to the Caymans with suitcases of money!
MGinOH
This is a queer site, yet wastes time publishing about Trump? Nothing about Trump or his klan warrant you constantly putting that garbage on the QUEERY site.
Heywood Jablowme
GO AWAY, CAM!
Cam
Stop LYING about me Heywood! I only have seven accounts, and that’s not one of them, your troll game is SAD and WEAK!
Tonyi1234
Trump was the President of these United States…sad to say, but unfortunately true. Any report further documenting his road to accountability, is welcomed. If you must have a direct connection to the gay community: his administration was anti-LGBTQ+
Cam
@Heywood Jablowme, @Heywood Jablowme, @Cam (Stolen screenname)
LOL!! The right wing troll account not only keeps trying to steal my screenname because I keep calling it out, but it exposes 2 of it’s other screennames by coming within a minute of each post.
LOL!! Your troll game is sad and weak.
Now let’s talk again about Eric Trump’s criminal behavior.
Heywood Jablowme
Cam’s troll game is so non-sad and non-weak, he posts his pro-Trump nonsense the evening before “he” responds to it. So the timing fools everyone? No, this exposes Cam as a right-wing troll with multiple screen names. He always needs more attention… more attention…. MORE attention! Just like Trump. Also Cam sure uses the word “sad” a lot and the word “weak” a lot – just like Trump!
Again, did someone “steal” the Cam account or is someone “trying” to steal the Cam account? There’s a\ difference. Which is it? Maybe someone guessed Cam’s password – it may have been easy to guess something like “thankyouPutin2021” – but if so, why doesn’t Cam just change the password? And presumably Cam complained to Queerty about this supposed outrage. What did they say, if anything? And why doesn’t Cam urge Queerty to check IP addresses and ban multiple screen names? Oh right, we know why.
Hdtex
Start your own blog and STFU.
Mr. Stadnick
They are going to blame it all on Tiffany she’ll take the time for all of them.
Openminded
It’ll be funny if she and Baron walk away with what little assets the family have left when all the smoke clears.
JustMuscles1
The only thing that was of any interest to me in this report was that “girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to replace Meghan McCain on The View.” Fat chance! No pun intended.
Invader7
He’s just now figuring out he’s another Agolf Twitterler span of Satan … They’re all as dense as cardboard… And just as dumb.. Maybe Heir Twitterler will end up in prison or …..