Donald Trump yells at judge and attorney general from witness stand, accuses them of 'trying to hurt' him
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Donald Trump's courtroom propriety suddenly changed for the worse as the former president lashed out at the judge and the attorney general while he stood on the witness stand.
Trump has been testifying for the past couple of hours in soft tones until he seemingly became flustered, reports the New York Post.
The 77-year-old changed his tone and began to speak loudly, saying that Justice Arthur Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James were "trying to hurt" him.
Donald Trump called NY attorney general 'political hack'
The real estate tycoon called James a "political hack," accusing her of using "this case to become governor" and having used it to gain her current post.
Trump didn't stop there as he then went after Engoron, pointing at the jurist and proclaiming, "Everybody's watching this case. He called me a fraud and he didn't know anything about me."
New York Attorney General Letitia James gave brief remarks Monday just before former President Donald Trump entered a Manhattan court to testify in his civil fraud trial.
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"The fraud is on the court and not on me," he continued to rant, adding "When you rule Mar-A-Lago is worth $18 million and she rules it's worth $25 million, either people are very stupid or there's a fraud. The fraud is on behalf of the court."
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"Judge" Arthur Engoron is deeply disturbing, making it challenging to have confidence in our justice system with a judge of his kind.
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Arthur Engoron found Donald Trump responsible for some of James' main fraud allegations
Engoron found Trump responsible for some of James' main fraud allegations in a decision from days before the trial began and cited a Florida official's appraisal of the Palm Beach golf club at a maximum of $27 million while Trump has claimed it's worth as much as $1.5 billion.
"He said I'm a fraud because I didn't value my property correctly," Trump continued to loudly ramble, adding "He's the one who didn't rule my property correctly."
Trump insisted he did a "great job" as president. The AG lawyer Kevin Wallace asked finally, "You're done?" to which the 45th US President responded, "I'm done."
What is Donald Trump's fraud trial about?
Trump is presently testifying in his defense in the highly publicized $250 million fraud case in which he, sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric, and the Trump Organization stand accused of a fraud scheme that NY Attorney General Letitia James says went on for several years. Trump's daughter Ivanka is slated to testify as the state’s final witness on Wednesday, November 8.
James alleges the ex-commander-in-chief “grossly” exaggerated his net worth by as much as $3.6 billion a year. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Engoron will decide the outcome of the non-jury trial, which is scheduled to run through December.