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He was still sitting obediently in the courtroom. A day later, Donald Trump couldn’t stand there anymore during his fraud trial in New York. © Maansi Srivastava/afp
Donald Trump is on trial in New York. He follows the fraud trial against him live on site – but then it becomes too colorful for him.
New York – Donald Trump was really angry. Visibly annoyed, he suddenly stood up and stormed out of the courtroom without a word or greeting. This came as such a surprise that even the security guards were completely taken aback for a moment and waited a second before rushing after him.
His behavior was another indication that the New York fraud trial isn’t going too well for Trump. The case involves allegations by the public prosecutor’s office that the former US president, his sons and other employees manipulated the value of the family empire for years in order to obtain cheaper loans and insurance contracts. Trump is not threatened with a prison sentence, but a conviction could cause him great business damage.
Donald Trump storms out of the courtroom
The reason for Trump’s anger was a statement made by his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified as a key witness in the fraud trial for the second day in a row. Asked whether Trump had asked him to inflate the values of his assets in the financial records at the center of the civil case, Cohen was unable to answer. He just said he couldn’t remember it.
Trump’s lawyer Clifford Robert took this as an opportunity to request that the case be dismissed. But Judge Arthur Engoron didn’t want to hear about it and immediately rejected the application. Trump had finally had enough here. In any case, court reporter Adam Klasfeld noted on X matter-of-factly what happened next: “At that point, Trump stood up, left the courtroom and muttered: ‘Unbelievable. Unbelievable.” Loudly NBC News The action was unexpected even for the legal team and caused a stir throughout the courtroom.
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Outside the courtroom, Trump appeared astonished: “The witness just admitted that we won the trial and the judge should end this trial immediately,” he said to the press before entering the court a short time later with his lawyer Alina Habba Courtroom returned. As the cross-examination continued, Cohen clarified Bloomberg then it became clear that Trump had not specifically asked him to do so, but had behaved like a “mafia boss” in order to get what he wanted without explicitly saying anything.
After verbal attacks: Judge imposes fine on Trump
In any case, it was a used day for Trump. During a break earlier, the Republican had described a court employee as “partisan” to the assembled media. Judge Engoron then called him to the witness stand for a few minutes before finally fining him $10,000 (around 9,500 euros).
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During his testimony, Trump said he had not referred to a court employee in statements earlier in the day, but rather to Cohen. However, Engoron did not consider Trump’s statements to be credible and imposed the fine. After Trump’s numerous verbal outbursts, the judge had previously issued an order for all those involved in the trial to refrain from personal attacks on court staff and threatened serious consequences. (cs)
2023-10-30 03:49:35
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