And?
As expected?
He rants against the Judge and Attorney General….
The judge tells Trump’s lawyer to ‘control his cliet’…
(The judge probably makes sure he doesn’t get hit on appeal for NOT letting Trump speak…)
(See comments on this post for more of Trump’s rants after closing arguments…)
Donald Trump briefly addressed Judge Arthur Engoron, insisting, “I did nothing wrong, they should pay me for what we’ve had to go through.”
Trump, 77, was allowed to address the judge for just five minutes after his lawyers concluded their closing remarks.
In the rambling address, Trump said: “What happened here, sir, is a fraud on me.”
Trump muttered at one point to the judge, “I know you have your agenda.”
“Mr. Kise, please control your client,” Engoron fired back.
On Wednesday, Engoron said Trump couldn’t deliver part of his team’s closings because the former president refused to abide by the judge’s limits.
But Trump lawyer Christopher Kise made a last-minute bid for the real estate tycoon to speak.
“If I let you speak, do you promise to just stick to the law and the facts?” Engoron said, which Trump didn’t acknowledge before he began speaking….
Note…
Long Island police handled a bomb threat to the judges home this morning….
Trump continues his rants after leaving the court room….
The case is now in the hands of the judge who has ALREADY found him guilty in the civil case that could cost him $370M and bar him from doing business in New York State for at least FIVE years….
Former President Donald Trump went on a conspiracy theory-laden rant at a news conference Thursday after his attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York.
As he often does, Trump bashed the state prosecutors who are seeking more than $370 million from him and his co-defendants, a request that came after a New York judge ruled they were liable for repeated business fraud.
He also peddled the baseless conspiracy theory that President Joe Biden is pulling the strings and personally initiated the civil and criminal cases that he’s facing as a way to undermine Trump’s presidential campaign.
Here’s a fact-check of some of Trump’s comments on Thursday….
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