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Democratic Party Judge The Republican front-runner was unable to make a formal closing argument Wednesday because he is overseeing former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial in New York. On Thursday, Trump defied the judge and seized the opportunity anyway, giving a six-minute speech in which he emphasized his innocence and protested the persecution he believed he was suffering.
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The case, which concludes this week, concerns allegations of collusion, insurance fraud and falsification of business records brought against Mr. Trump, his two sons and his company.Judge Arthur Engoron control Ahead of his trial in September, Trump faces fraud charges for lying to banks and insurance companies by falsely stating the value of his assets.
Mr. Engoron initially said Wednesday that Mr. Trump would be allowed to speak if his lawyers agreed both to abide by the rules normally required in closing arguments and not to criticize the plaintiffs or prosecutors in the case. He suggested that he might consider doing so. report Associated Press.
Mr. Engoron suggested that he “tends to make everyone speak his mind,” and that Mr. Trump, in particular, sticks to “the material relevant facts in evidence,” brings in new evidence, and “tends to make a campaign speech.” '' or making derogatory remarks should be avoided.Addressing the court and New York
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Mr. Trump's lawyers suggested that the terms set by Mr. Engoron were unfair.
Mr. Trump's lawyer, Christopher Kise, said the restriction “is riddled with ambiguity and is very susceptible to misunderstandings and unintentional violations.”
“We are not allowing President Trump, who has been unfairly degraded and belittled by an out-of-control and politically motivated attorney general, to say what he needs to say,” Kise added.
Engoron responded, “We will never discuss this again. Take it or leave it.”
The Democratic judge who previously fined Trump for contempt of court interpreted the former president's legal team's failure to respond in time as a rejection of Trump's terms.
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Final statements were made Thursday as the case concluded. Kise asked Engoron to reconsider allowing President Trump to speak for two to three minutes before the lunch break.
report CNN.
The Democratic judge again asked President Trump whether he would abide by the restrictions laid out Wednesday and thereby stick to the facts. Rather than give a simple answer, Trump delivered a purposeful speech.
President Trump began his general statement by saying, “I think this is simply a departure from the facts.” “The financial statements are perfect and there are no witnesses against us. The bank has repaid everything. There was a large loan.”
“This is a political witch hunt,” Trump said, further suggesting that he should receive reparations.
“We have a situation where I'm innocent,” Trump continued. “I've been persecuted by someone running for public office. I think we should push the envelope.”
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report In his speech, President Trump referred to James as “the person in this room right now.” [that] I hate Trump. ”
Engoron tells Kise to “control the client.”
“This is a fraud against me. What happened here is a fraud against me.”
Said Mr. Trump.
After a few minutes, the judge interrupted Trump and said, “Wait a minute, that's all I want to say.”
“Your Excellency, look, I did nothing wrong,” Trump continued. “They should pay the price for what we had to go through. For what they did to me for defamation and other things.”
The judge finally cut off Trump's remarks at 1 p.m., suggesting that “if it had been done differently, he would have been given more time.”
Trump later told Truth Social, “The judge cut me off in court and didn't let me explain that I was worth more than $4 billion, which I showed in my financial statements (a few years ago). Created. Judge,” he wrote. Engoron, oddly enough, reduced the value of Mar-a-Lago by $1 billion to $18 million (along with other assets!) to save the AG's lawsuit. What's going on here? Witch hunt! Election interference!”
The Associated Press reported that President Trump held a press conference, skipping the state's closing argument, saying, “They don't have a case.”
The judge, who heard the case without a jury, indicated he expected to issue a verdict by January 31st.
Lawsuit against Trump in 2022seeks to impose a $370 million fine on President Trump and a lifetime ban on doing business in the state.
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