From the moment the sheriff shouted that “the people against Donald J. Trump”, with an evident face of unfriendliness of the aforementioned, and the witness swore to tell the truth, the storm broke out in the New York courtroom perfect.
Trump, in danger of losing part of control of his possessions by deceiving the banks, has more than assumed that he can do and say whatever he likes and wants, wherever it may be.
But this time it was just “Mr Trump.” In the room was Judge Arthur Engoron, who presides over the civil trial and enjoys command in the square. He shushed her a few times.
The judge tried to put a stop to the rhetoric and Trump did nothing more than use the stand as if it were another of his appearances before the press to repeat that this is a setup against his political career, where Engoron and the attorney general of New York, Letitia James, they are the executors.
He accused them both of being “the real frauds.” James, in the front row, let out a smile, seeing how Trump lost his temper on more than one occasion, and the judge endured the provocations. So the statement was outrageous. “This is not a political rally, this is a court,” the judge stressed after yet another one of the former president's monologues.
“It's as easy as answering yes or no,” Engoron insisted. This, with Trump, is nothing more than an incitement to outburst and self-victimization. “It's a witch hunt,” he repeated as if it were an Ohio sports center packed with Trump supporters. “This trial is very unfair,” he reiterated. Engoron addressed the defense attorneys. “If they don't control it, I will take it out of the room with all the negative inferences that it entails.” Lawyer Christopher Kise tried to make the judge see how “extraordinary and unusual” the situation was. The witness was the former president and “next president.” Engorón put on a poker face and insisted that his patron answer bluntly.
At the center of this civil case is the fraud of Trump's company by taking out loans by overvaluing its possessions. The judge already considered his managers (father and children) responsible. Now it is about defining a possible fine of up to 250 million dollars. At stake, however, is the very foundation of the Trump myth, which is the consideration of him as a great businessman.
The way he explained it, he seemed like the front man. He signed and the decisions were made by others.
This pride caused the outbreak. Trump wanted to read a paper, a disclaimer, which, according to him, nullifies any financial statement used before the banks. Engoron replied that it was not the time. “Read my opinion,” he suggested in reference to the document in which he established responsibility.
"You're wrong. You say I'm a fraud and you don't know me. Fraud is the court,” Trump bellowed. “How can you rule against someone and call them a fraud when as president of the United States he has done a great job?” he questioned furiously. And he reproached the judge for following the thesis of prosecutor James. “a political tool.”
Prosecutor Kevin Wallace, who conducted the interrogation, returned to work after the attack of anger.
-It is finished
–I have concluded.
