“This is a fraud on me,” Trump raved at the judge.
“What’s happened here, sir, is a fraud on me.”
One of the sources describes it as the ex-president informally “rehearsing” his spite-filled court monologue for his friends.
After Engoron denied his request, a defiant Trump addressed reporters before entering the courtroom on Thursday, calling the trial a “disgrace” and a “terrible witch hunt.”.
The trial that has taken place over the last 44 days has no jury, and Engoron will directly determine the final penalties that will be leveled against the Trump family and its company.
On Thursday, hours before closing arguments were scheduled to take place, Engoron’s home was swatted by a false bomb threat.
It seems that despite the restrictions placed upon him, Trump went ahead and did it anyway. »
