by William Upton, The National Pulse:
Tempers flared today as former President Donald Trump testified today in the civil fraud prosecution against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Arthur Engoron – the far-left Manhattan Supreme Court Judge overseeing the trial – lost his temper at several points, slamming his hand on a court room table while yelling at Trump defense attorney Alina Habba.
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For nearly five hours, the former President of the United States faced off under cross examination against prosecutors from the New York Attorney General’s Office. Letitia James herself sat in the front row observing the proceedings. Trump pushed back against the prosecutors, questioning why the case ever moved forward when not one of his lenders claimed financial injury or harm. “We’re trying to figure out, why are you doing this,” the former President pondered in response to questioning by state attorney Kevin Wallace. “No one understands it. Well, I understand it — it’s called pol-i-tics.”
At one point, Wallace pressed Trump as to whether he had actually paid off all of his loan agreements with lenders, asking: “We’ve seen multiple loan agreements, and your signature. You paid all these off?” Trump fired back, “Yes. With cash… I think this case is a disgrace. People are leaving New York due to this kind of thing. The only complainant is you.”
The prosecution’s examination veered far afield with Trump being questioned regarding the number of homes included in the valuation of his golf course property in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was unclear what legal interests or purview the New York Attorney General’s office has with loan agreements in the United Kingdom. When Trump defended the value of his Aberdeen property as it sits in the midst of one of the most oil rich regions of Europe, Judge Engoron declared that location is “irrelevant” to the value of property.
In the most heated moment of today’s testimony, Judge Engoron demanded Trump’s defense team step in and rein in the former President’s lengthy responses: “I beseech you to control him. If you can’t, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference.”
Trump attorney Alina Habba suggested the prosecution should instead ask better questions. It was at this moment that Engoron lost his cool and slammed his hand down on a table and shouts at Habba, “SIT DOWN!” Before the prosecution could continue with questioning, Trump responded to the heated exchange saying, “This is a very unfair trial.”
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