Judge Arthur Engoron warned the former president against interrupting witness testimony during his business fraud trial on Wednesday.
Judge Arthur Engoron scolded former President Donald Trump for speaking during a witness' testimony in his business fraud trial on Wednesday.Trump appeared in court Wednesday for his trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James' $250 million lawsuit accusing him of business fraud. James accused Trump of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to obtain benefits such as better bank loans and reduced tax bills between 2011 and 2021.
'His testimony prompted Trump to throw his hands up and begin to speak to his attorneys, prompting James' legal team to request Engoron to tell Trump not to speak during witness testimony, Law360's Stewart Bishop wrote in a post to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.Engoron issued a warning to Trump to remain silent during Larson's testimony, Bishop reported.
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