A combative Donald Trump testifies in $250 million civil fraud trial
A combative Donald Trump testifies in $250 million civil fraud trial
Trump wasted little time before complaining about Democratic "haters" while answering questions about his business before a judge he's blasted as “totally unhinged."
Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in a New York courtroom Monday, testifying in a high-stakes $250 million civil fraud case that could lead to the dismantling of his sprawling business empire.
Trump was sworn in shortly after the court was called in session and was soon ranting about the lawyer questioning him from state Attorney General Letitia James' office.
“You and every other Democrat … coming after me from 15 different sides … all haters,” Trump complained to his questioner, Kevin Wallace.
Trump is testifying before state Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron — who he has repeatedly mocked on his social media platform, Truth Social. In recent days, he has posted that Engoron is “crazy, totally unhinged, and dangerous" and a “Trump hating judge” who is a “disgrace to the legal profession.” In one post, he said Engoron "should be thrown off the 'Bench' as a giant Embarrassment to New York State!"
Trump wasted little time mixing it up with the judge from the stand as well. After the judge chided him for giving non-responsive answers, Trump said "The judge will rule against me because he will always rule against me." The judge said that comment was not true, and asked Trump to "please answer the question. You can attack me all you want but just answer the question." After more tangents, he told Trump's lawyers "I beseech you to control" him. "This is not a political rally," he said.
he told Trump's lawyers "I beseech you to control" him. "This is not a political rally," he said.
Everything is a political rally for this man child.
Im ok with that just have your rally 6ft deep or better yet 6000ft deep.
"This is a very unfair trial, very unfair. I hope the public is watching," Trump complained after the judge told him to answer questions.
Having to answer questions at a trial?! I thought this was America!
What's worse, they told him that he had to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Trying to force Trump to tell the truth is taking away his First Amendment right to lie in court! Such a witch hunt!!!! /s
Total perjury trap. Really, we should all be ashamed.
Eat shit, Turnip Dump.
I feel like when he was younger he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut when he's in a court room. Guess his mental capacity really is going.
There are videos of him being deposed years ago and being very by-the-books, "I do not recall" and "that is correct (no further info)" etc. I was thinking he would be similar for these trials, and as Trump himself has shown, millions of dollars in lawyers plus a focused plan usually gets you off scot free in the US.
Attacking the judge on the record is...certainly a different approach.
He knows he has no chance of winning, so he's trying to push the judge into doing something improper out of anger so he can appeal the ruling.
Surprisingly, being made president made his ego reach maximum overdrive.
He seriously was hoping to lose the elections because it was all a blitz to get free tv time. And now he believes he can do anything. (And reality kinda has been letting him because of so many fucking shills)
You have to remember that this really is not a trial. No questions of fact are at issue. The defense has conceded that Trumps corporation has, in fact, commited fraud and it's been proven by their contradictory filings.
The trial is only to assign how much Trump is personally liable for and whether it will require prison time.
So far the Trump kids have admitted to enough for their part to be prison and massive fines and there's enough documentation to hold Cheetolini responsible enough for the same.
Not that he'll serve a single day tho. Meal team six would show up and try to take him out by force, until anyone with actual training shoots one of them at least.
So much of this is wrong.
The defense didn't concede that they had committed fraud, the judge made a summary judgement that they did based on the evidence presented by the AG.
The trial isn't just about determining the penalty on the fraud finding, there are also six further claims from the AG that the judge didn't offer a summary judgement on; these claims are being adjudicated at the trail. Criminal penalties, such as jail time, are not a possible consequence of this civil trial; only civil penalties may result.
If Don Jr. and Eric opened themselves up to criminal liability while they were on the stand that would have to be determined at a separate criminal trial.