Trump Storms Out of Courtroom as Fraud Trial Heats Up
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With Secret Service agents hot on his heels, the former president’s move appeared to take even his own lawyers by surprise.

Donald Trump swept out of his $250 million New York civil fraud trial on Wednesday, a move that apparently left his Secret Service detail scrambling to follow him and those who remained in the courtroom, including his own lawyers, stunned.

Trump’s dramatic exit was made as Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney, was testifying on the stand. Under cross-examination, Cohen denied that Trump had ever asked him to inflate numbers on his personal statement—standing by his 2019 congressional testimony.

Trump and one of his lawyers, Alina Habba, “threw up their arms” at this, according to CNN. Another Trump attorney then asked Judge Arthur Engoron for a directed verdict on the case, given Cohen’s status as a key witness.

  • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    135·
    1 year ago

    I think some key things are missing from the excerpt:

    “Absolutely denied,” Engoron replied, citing evidence “all over the place” supporting New York Attorney General Letitia James’ case against Trump.

    The former president was “visibly angry” as he immediately stood up and stormed out, CNBC reported, eliciting gasps from the room.

    Cohen later clarified on the stand that Trump didn’t directly order him to inflate numbers. “He speaks like a mob boss,” Cohen said.

    • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
      1001·
      1 year ago

      Thanks. Trump storming out after Cohen saying Trump never ordered him to do the illegal thing sounds like Trump stormed out triumphantly. That last sentence really puts the proper context on it.

    • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
      47·
      1 year ago

      “He speaks like a mob boss”

      This is a guy who met with Anthony Salerno personally at Roy Cohn’s home. He bought property from Salerno and Paul Castellano. He had them build his tower and casinos…

      You don’t just hang out and do business with chief mobsters for the hell of it…