Even my roses seemed to have become witnesses; I kept forgetting to prune them.

The good news came from Helen Ruiz.

The Homefront Fund’s board had retained an independent accountant to reconcile the available records.

A preliminary review found a set of withdrawals approved under Donald’s signature that didn’t match any vendor invoice the board could locate.

“It isn’t a final conclusion,” Helen stressed.

“Some paperwork may simply be missing.

But we’ll get a full report.”

Then she told me something unexpected.