If President Trump’s Dec. 11 testimony is anything like his last, he may again clash with the judge.
On Dec. 11, former President Donald Trump is set to be the last witness to take the stand in the bench trial for a civil fraud case against him in New York.
Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued President Trump and other Trump Organization executives on seven claims related to fraud.
Since Nov. 13, the defense has been presenting its case, relying heavily on outside experts to refute the accusation of fraud, despite the fact that New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron had already issued a pretrial ruling finding President Trump liable for fraud. The trial is meant to deal with the penalties that he will need to pay, as well as state attorneys proving intent and materiality.
Defense attorneys are expected to be mounting appeal efforts; an appellate court has already paused one of the penalties issued by Justice Engoron pending appeal—the dissolution of Trump Organization—and the Trump legal team has begun an Article 78 proceeding accusing the judge of unlawful behavior.
If President Trump’s Dec. 11 testimony is anything like his last, he may again clash with the