A judge warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep their voices down Wednesday after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying against him.
Judge Arthur Engoron made the admonition after Trump conferred animatedly with his lawyers at the defence table during real estate appraiser Doug Larson's second day of testimony at the Manhattan trial.State lawyer Kevin Wallace asked Engoron to ask the defence to "stop commenting during the witness' testimony," adding that the "exhortations" were audible on the witness' side of the room.
Trump didn't talk about the case on his way into court past TV cameras Wednesday, saving his usual vitriol about New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit for a morning break. That touched off an angry back-and-forth between the defence and state sides, with Trump lawyer Christopher Kise suggesting that Larson could risk perjuring himself and needed to be advised about his rights against self-incrimination. State lawyer Colleen Faherty called Kise's comments "witness intimidation."
Trump's civil trial involves six claims in James' lawsuit that weren't resolved in Engoron's pretrial ruling, including allegations of conspiracy, insurance fraud and falsifying business records. Engoron will decide the case, not a jury, because state law doesn't allow one in this type of lawsuit.
Drone attack on base hosting U.S. troops intercepted in Iraq, heightening fears of a broader conflict
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Trump returns to New York for civil fraud trialThe lawsuit alleges Trump reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in ill-gotten savings by overstating the value of his properties in documents he provided to banks
Read more »
Donald Trump told to keep volume down after getting animated at New York civil fraud trialJudge Arthur Engoron made the admonition after Trump conferred animatedly with his lawyers at the defense table during real estate appraiser Doug Larson’s second day of testimony at the Manhattan trial
Read more »
Raptors file motion to dismiss Knicks’ lawsuit or move to arbitrationToronto Raptors ask New York court to toss lawsuit filed by New York Knicks
Read more »
Trump Blasts ‘Rigged’ New York Fraud Trial, Says Banks Happy to Lend to HimDonald Trump blasted New York’s civil fraud trial against him and said the banks he is accused of misleading benefited from lending the former president and his business hundreds of millions of dollars.
Read more »
Donald Trump is returning to his civil fraud trial, but star witness Michael Cohen won't be thereNEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returns to a New York City courthouse Tuesday to be a spectator at the civil fraud trial threatening to disrupt...
Read more »
Donald Trump Is Returning To His Civil Fraud Trial, But Star Witness Won't Be ThereTrump's former lawyer-turned-foe Michael Cohen won't be on the witness stand — at least not yet.
Read more »