A New York judge on Tuesday said evidence that predates 2014 can be used to support more recent claims of fraud against Donald Trump in his civil trial, rejecting the former president’s claim that much of the case had been thrown out.
It was one of the highlights of the second day of testimony in the Manhattan courthouse, which Mr. Trump is using as a platform for his presidential campaign and grievances about New York Attorney General Letitia James, the courts and the Biden administration.
But Judge Aaron Engoron said Tuesday that “statutes of limitations bar claims, not evidence” and that at the trial’s early stage, he’s inclined to give both sides considerable leeway to connect older evidence to claims in the lawsuit. “This case should be dismissed. This is not a case,” Mr. Trump said at the courthouse. “They ought to get onto violent crime and solving the problems of New York City and New York state.”
Judge Engoron previously ruled that Mr. Trump had committed fraud in some instances, though the trial will explore additional claims and possible damages. It is a bench trial before the judge, not a jury.
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